Hope - Re-Discovering Hope

Welcome to this meditation on hope,

Where we will regain hope and strengthen and lighten up our perspective to move towards a beautiful future while enjoying the present moment.

As human beings we desire and look for hope to keep us going in life.

We hope for things to happen and we hope for things not to happen.

We hope for a better future,

A better relationship,

A better job,

A better house,

A better anything.

However many of us,

And you might be one of them,

Can end up feeling hopeless when too much of what we thought should happen or wanted to happen doesn't happen.

If things seem impossible,

If our daily routine of sleep,

Eat,

Work,

Eat,

Repeat has drained us and made our hope and positive perspective on the future fade away and replaced it with the dull sense of emptiness and lack of perspective.

Not knowing if we can have hope in the future,

If any positive change is coming,

Can make us feel depressed and feel like every moment and every day and the rest of our life is going to stay the same.

But that is far from the truth and there's greatness in your life already and coming your way,

On all fronts.

So imagine you are stuck indoors,

It is raining outside very heavily and it has been raining non-stop for the last couple of days.

You look out the window,

You see a grey sky,

Flooding,

Thunder,

A lot of darkness out there.

You feel a sense of hopelessness,

Not knowing if the weather is ever going to change.

Your shoulders might be drooping down,

Your body might be tense,

Your heart might feel empty.

However,

The sun is right there behind the clouds.

Even if you can't see it,

The light is always there.

Now imagine as you look out of your window into the grey sky,

You start to see some subtle rays of light breaking through the thick cloud cover.

And as you breathe slowly,

With every breath,

The rays of the sun come through a little bit more.

And the dark grey clouds and the rain starts to become less and thinner.

You can hear the heavy raindrops that you heard before,

Much lighter now,

Much more gentle.

As the sun and her rays are starting to take over more of the sky.

As the clouds are starting to turn from a really dark grey,

Starting to take on a white,

A white fade.

You can feel the temperature outside rising.

You see the flooding on the floor drain into the ground.

The sky is really starting to clear up now,

With some lovely blue sky coming through.

And as you breathe slowly,

This happens more and more.

Until you're left with a beautiful sunny day.

Feeling your heart full of vibrant energy.

Feeling your shoulders relax.

Feeling a smile that you're cracking.

Feeling your posture becoming more upright.

And feeling your sense of hope very much alive.

Because you know the possibilities ahead of you are endless.

The relationships you will form will be beautiful.

The things you will attract in your life will be magical.

So it is the same in life.

The light is always there even if we can't see it.

If we keep hope,

We will eventually start seeing some rays coming through.

The way that we think determines the way that we feel.

So if we change the way that we think,

Which is something we can do,

We will change the way that we feel.

So if we focus on hopeful thoughts instead of hopeless thoughts,

We will start to see things that are of the light,

Even if they're just small rays.

We can change what we focus on.

And our reality will reflect that.

So as you're breathing slowly,

On the in-breath,

Imagine you're breathing in hope until your entire body.

And on the out-breath,

You're letting go of hopelessness.

Do this in your own rhythm because you know exactly what to let go of and what to invite into your life.

As this meditation comes to an end,

Just please always remember you are a beautiful being.

You have an important role to play here.

The gifts in your heart are absolutely unique and what the world needs right now.

You have so much to give,

So much to experience.

And your future will be absolutely magical.

Just be sure to appreciate every moment you're in and to make sure you're focusing your attention and your energy on the right things that attract into your life what you want to see in your life.

When you're ready,

Open your eyes and have a beautiful day.

Good night.