In this meditation we explore moments of clarity and how in a moment something can change in your life forever.
Let's start by finding our way inward and taking a deep breath in through the nose and out through the nose.
And let's do that again,
In through the nose and out through the nose.
One more time,
In through the nose and out through the nose.
Just noticing how the body begins to settle after three simple breaths,
Bringing your presence into the moment.
Just notice how it feels to be in your body,
Bringing your awareness to your jaw,
To your shoulders and to your sit bones.
Just letting everything weigh a little bit heavier as you settle into your body.
Moments of clarity.
You watch day by day,
Thinking that the things you witness are normal and then all of a sudden,
Out of nowhere,
You see something in a new light and for the first time ever you realise that the conflict can no longer co-exist in the way that it has done for years.
Your clarity makes you see the facade in all its grimy patinaed elegance,
Hidden from so many but clear to you as if you have been given the keys to a new layer of consciousness.
This grime that you have discovered makes for a foggy lens.
You try to stand on either side of it,
Wondering if you can go on ignoring it,
For it would be easier.
You know deep down seeing the smudged reality is the truth,
Although the longing for the prior ignorance won't ease.
Its desirability is that it would spare you from the challenges,
Growth and change ahead.
However,
Pretending it isn't there and that you haven't seen it makes you uncomfortable in your own skin.
You have to choose to be authentic to yourself or to be the cog in someone else's game,
This game that they have been playing with your life for years,
All the while,
While you have essentially been asleep at the wheel of your own life.
You take a deep breath and you make a plan.
You know you are unable to fool yourself and if you tried it would be a disservice to the understanding you have gained.
You know the rules of the game,
They are written in the patina.
What you do with this knowledge is for you to decide.
Just take a moment or two to let the words wash over you and anything that resonates with you,
Just be curious about how it shows up in your body and what thoughts it brings to mind.
The idea of witnessing these moments of clarity is an invitation for you to be empowered to make the changes available to you.
Those changes that will help you find who you really,
Really want to be.
The curiosity and the wonder that will lead you to something beyond where you are now,
A deeper understanding of who you are or maybe it's the world around you.
When you notice things that offer you these moments of clarity,
You're in self-reflection,
You're moving towards self-awareness as you discover the authenticity that you've always had but maybe you've never been able to touch it.
Bring your hands to your heart,
Placing one on top of the other.
Let's take a few deep breaths into the palms of the hands.
And I'd like you to know that all you ever need are beneath these hands.
Your internal guidance system,
Your heart,
The source of all of your energy.
Breathing deeply here.
Thank you for joining me.
Namaste.
