Welcome to day one of the self-belief challenge here on Insight Timer.
This marks the start of seeing yourself with a little more kindness and a little less doubt.
Each day you'll take a few minutes to remember who you are and what you're capable of.
Let's jump in to today's session.
Hi and welcome to Insight Timer's self-belief challenge.
My name is Michael Galean and I'm glad that you're here.
Just by pressing play today,
You have already taken a meaningful step.
It's not always easy to carve out time for yourself,
But you have chosen to begin.
And that matters.
Over the next 10 days,
We'll explore ways to quiet the inner critic,
Strengthen compassion and reconnect with the truth of your own worth.
And today we start with this gentle reminder.
You don't have to earn your worth.
You are already enough.
So to begin today,
Let's settle into what's beneath you.
Letting yourself sink down into the cushion or the chair.
Feeling the shoulders drop.
And just letting the breath enter and exit.
Closing down your eyes if that feels safe and right or just maintaining a soft focus.
And as you let yourself arrive at this moment,
Start to notice how you have arrived here today.
Maybe there's a feeling of being tired or restless.
Or maybe today you feel wonderful and calm and serene.
However you are today is perfectly fine.
There's no right way to show up.
Now I want to invite you to start to think about how much energy you have spent in your life trying to prove yourself.
Maybe through achievements or approval or always needing to do more.
Most of us carry the story that our worth is conditional.
That we will finally be enough when we reach some future point.
But pause here and notice that you are breathing.
Notice that your heart is beating.
Notice that you are alive in this moment.
And notice that you are already enough.
Pause for a moment and let that truth start to wash over you.
You don't need to change or fix anything.
You don't need to add anything to yourself.
The enoughness is already here.
It's not something that you have to chase.
It is yours simply because you are alive today.
For a moment just breathe that in.
That enoughness.
Breathing in and letting go.
Breathing in and letting go.
And if you start to notice any resistance coming up,
That's okay.
Just notice it.
The practice isn't to force yourself to believe instantly.
But to begin remembering what's already true.
As you feel into that truth.
Remembering that where you are right now is enough.
That you are enough.
Let yourself breathe that in once more.
And when it feels right,
Go ahead and flutter your eyes open.
Taking the space around you.
As we close today,
I want you to take this thought with you.
You don't have to earn your worth.
It lives within you.
No matter what you do or what you don't accomplish today.
So as we end today,
I want to encourage you to start to share your thoughts in the forum.
Maybe adding,
Over the next 10 days,
I want to believe that I am filling in that blank and sharing that with others.
Tomorrow will begin to meet your inner critic.
The voice that often tells you otherwise.
And you'll learn how to see it more clearly.
But for today,
We'll end with a deep breath in.
Breathing out.
Letting it all settle.
Now,
Go take care of yourself.
And remember that you are enough.
