This exercise is about giving away our problems to a higher power,
To let this higher power solve it for us.
We begin with some relaxation,
Just take a few gentle but deep breaths.
You can become aware of any sounds around you,
Just allowing them to be there,
To help move you into the present moment.
I talked about a higher power,
It doesn't matter what words you use,
What symbols you use,
You choose the one.
Maybe you want to use the word guide,
Or spirit,
Angels,
Jesus,
God.
It's the intention that matters,
But you've probably got a favourite word,
So you can use that.
It's also recognising that there is a higher power,
Beyond the mind,
Beyond the reason,
Beyond the logic that we use most of the time to solve our problems.
Even though we don't know how it works,
It works if we really intend to give the problem over.
So now invite that source,
Whatever word you've chosen,
To be with you now.
I can use the word guide,
So invite guide to join you.
And this guide is very loving,
Very wise,
Knows everything about you,
But has absolutely no judgement of you.
Just sees you in nightmares and wants to wake you from them.
Is always wanting to help,
And is always patiently waiting to be asked.
Imagine it as a light shining down upon you,
As this help draws near,
Because it can only come close to you if you invite it.
It cannot go against your free will,
And only wants your highest good.
For some it may help if you find yourself drawn to holding the guide's hand.
Whatever works for you.
Now bring to mind a problem that you've been wrestling with.
One of those problems where it goes round and round in your head,
And you wake up with it in the morning,
And go to sleep at night,
And there's probably anger and irritation,
Perhaps sadness,
And perhaps they shouldn't have said this,
Or should have done that,
Still going on.
And you haven't got a solution,
And you're certainly not at peace.
As a young child you were full of problems,
Hurt your knee,
You were hungry,
You were wet,
You were tired,
And you went to your parents,
And they solved the problem for you.
But that's available to you now.
So return now to that trusting state you had as a child.
And here's the problem,
You've stopped thinking about it,
You know what it is.
Now reach that place where you intend to give it over for solution.
You're really ready to let it go.
If you're not,
They can't take it.
Perhaps see it as an experiment,
Well I'll try it this time,
I'll pass it over.
If it helps you can imagine your guide with her hands outstretched towards you,
Patiently,
Waiting.
You can imagine just taking this bundle,
Visualise if you want perhaps a cloud,
Over your heart or head,
And you with a sigh of relief put it in their hands,
And they smile and say thank you.
Now it's in their time,
Not your time,
When this will be solved.
See them smiling and walking away with your problem.
They thank you for the presence,
It's their work,
They know what to do.
Maybe they bring someone to you to tell you something,
Maybe a book,
A dream,
Maybe you feel guided to say a kind word to the person who upsets you.
Anything can happen.
Leave it up to them,
Be open.
But you understand that that ego mind is still waiting to give its useless solutions to the problem,
And it will try and creep back in.
When you spot that,
There's a couple of things you could do.
When it comes in with its useless suggestions,
Say,
I've given this problem to my guide,
I no longer need your help.
Or you can say,
Oh no,
You've come to the wrong person with your advice,
You need to go to my guide and give the guide the problem's advice.
He's dealing with it now.
Check in to see how peaceful you feel in giving this problem away,
That you don't have to worry about anymore.
If you've given it away,
You'll feel at peace in you.
Thank the guide for taking your problem,
And promise your guide that with other problems you'll be bringing them back to her.
Take what time you need to feel complete with the exercise,
And then bring yourself back to the room.
