Good morning and before you ask what this day will bring,
Give yourself these few moments to simply arrive.
Now take a slow breath in and let it go For these next few minutes you don't need answers,
You don't need certainty,
And you don't need life to become perfectly calm before you allow yourself to feel at peace.
Now take another breath.
And imagine with every exhale you loosen your grip just a little on everything you've been trying to predict,
Solve,
Control Now imagine yourself standing at the edge of a magnificent ocean This is no ordinary ocean and the sky above it is painted with colors that seem almost impossible.
Deep blues melting into violets,
Soft pinks,
Gold,
Brilliant streaks of morning light reflecting across the water.
Horizon seems endless and the ocean seems to shimmer light from somewhere beneath its surface.
Now notice the waves and they rise near fall.
And they change.
And yet the ocean remains.
There may be uncertainty waiting for you today but There may be things you wish you control,
Questions you wish you could answer standing here Remind yourself.
I do not need to control the waves to be at peace within them.
And now begin walking toward the water.
You feel first the wave move gently across your feet,
And immediately you notice something extraordinary.
The water feels warm,
Safe.
Almost alive.
And you walk a little deeper and the glowing water reaches your ankles calves.
Your knees.
Until you're standing comfortably within this magical ocean And now.
.
.
Every wave that reaches you,
Imagine a gentle vibration of light moving upward through your body.
It begins at your feet,
Warm,
Steady.
.
.
Reassuring,
And the light moves upward through your legs carrying this very simple message In this moment,
I am here.
And in this moment,
I can breathe.
In this moment,
I am safe enough to soften Now another wave arrives and this one moves through your stomach and your chest and its light passes through you.
Imagine fear.
All tension.
And the heaviness that you've carried into this morning just loosening not because you're fighting it,
Because you no longer need to hold it so tightly.
And you don't have to push the fear away.
You can let it rise.
Let it fall.
And remain here.
Just like a wave.
And I want you to silently repeat in your head I can experience uncertainty without becoming uncertainty I can feel fear without allowing fear to choose my direction.
I can be at peace even while life is still unfolding.
In another wave,
A warm vibration that travels through your heart,
Your shoulders,
Down your arms,
All the way to your fingertips.
And this time it brings possibility.
Imagine the ocean clearing space within you,
Not empty space open space.
Space for people you haven't met yet Ideas you haven't had,
Opportunities you cannot even see,
Love you haven't experienced yet,
Moments of joy you could have never scheduled,
You couldn't have predicted and you don't have to know what is coming to remain open to what might come You don't have to chase every possibility to allow possibility to find you.
Now silently repeat I release what I cannot control I make room for what I cannot yet see.
I welcome peace without requiring certainty.
A welcome abundance without demanding to know how it will arrive I trust myself to meet what comes next.
And now,
Imagine one final wave approaching While this one glows more brightly than all the others,
As it reaches you,
The vibration moves slowly from your feet,
Through your legs,
Your center,
Your heart,
Your throat,
Your mind,
And finally through the crown of your head Your entire body is illuminated for just a moment There's nothing to solve.
There is only this breath.
This ocean.
This moment and allow yourself to receive whatever word you need this morning whether it's peace,
Trust,
Courage,
Abundance,
Love.
Or something else entirely.
Now let that word that you chose for yourself settle somewhere inside of you and remind yourself.
Whatever today brings,
I do not abandon myself within the storm I remain rooted in the present I move with life instead of demanding that life move according to my plans.
And I am open to goodness I can't even imagine yet.
Now take one deep breath in.
.
.
Receiving this new day and slowly breathe out.
Releasing the demand to know how it will unfold.
And as you gently step out of the ocean Imagine carrying its vibration with you The waves will continue to rise and fall.
Life will continue to change.
But the peace you touched here belongs to you.
Now today,
Say I choose presence,
I choose presence over prediction,
I choose acceptance over resistance,
Trust over control and possibility over fear I am here,
I am open,
I am ready,
And I welcome this day
