Jedi Reflections | Resilience

A 12- minute Jedi practice reflecting on resilience and fortitude. Recognizing the importance of your past as you strive toward a new future. Acknowledging the strength that resides within all of us. May the Force be with you.

Transcript

Welcome,

Dear Jedi,

To today's Jedi meditation session.

I'd like you to use this time for you.

Time to relax and escape the worries of the day.

For today's meditation,

I'm simply going to be talking about resilience.

You may close your eyes during this time.

Get into a comfortable position.

And just breathe normally and naturally.

One of the great aspects of human beings is resilience,

The ability to persevere under even extreme conditions.

To survive things that are difficult,

That are surprising.

Each person has that resilience within them.

Each person has that ability to persevere under the most extreme circumstances.

You yourself are an individual of strength.

You yourself are an individual that exemplifies perseverance.

It doesn't always feel that way.

It doesn't always seem that way.

Especially when we're in the middle of having our endurance tested,

Of having our mindset tested.

Whether it's emotional or physical,

There are plenty of ways in which we feel injured and that we can't possibly go on.

And yet we do.

Of the proof being that you are here.

I am here.

We have experienced many things in life.

Good,

Bad,

Things that really defy classification and definition.

It's hard to say something is good or bad.

We can't really put a finger on it due to the mixed emotions and the various outcomes that have been tied to it.

But we are here still through it all.

Then there might be moments where you face a new challenge that is like nothing you ever faced before.

Something that feels so strong and so overwhelming that there is no possible way in which you can survive it.

However you can.

It's never easy and it's never simple but it is more than within your possibility of surviving,

Of persevering,

Of moving forward.

It takes time.

It requires a little patience but you have the ability to continue on.

You've already done it and you will continue to do it.

You've already proven yourself to be a resilient person.

You've already proven yourself to be able to handle a lot of difficult situations and come through the other side.

It's not about want and it's not about desire or deserves.

Usually there are times in life in which we find ourselves in a situation where the only thing that you can do is persist.

The only thing that you can do is persevere.

To do anything else would be to give up,

Would be to give in,

Would be to quit and as much as we may say we want to at times,

As much as we may feel like that would solve all of our problems,

It only transfers them.

It doesn't solve them.

So we continue forward each second of each day again and again and we do find that through this we are able to move forward and gain ground in a direction that is more beneficial than where we were.

Again it takes time.

It is not always readily available or apparent that the direction we are moving is the best one but we continue forward learning,

We continue forward being mindful and we continue forward being willing to change direction should it become necessary.

This again is something that while our mind may want to argue and while we may feel that it's not necessarily true,

Where we want to say that we are not capable of moving forward,

We are not capable of a better outcome,

We are not capable of enduring this moment,

That is just the defeatist side.

That is just a singular voice in a singular moment which is not necessarily weakness but is certainly something that does not cater to the strength we already have shown within ourselves.

You have made it this far.

You have faced numerous challenges in your life already and you have gotten to this point and this may feel like a low point but you've overcome and pulled yourself out of low points before.

You have succeeded into getting to this point and you will succeed more in life.

You are not done,

You are not over,

You have that strength and resilience within you to continue to move forward and in the direction that you want to go.

It is easy to lose sight of those reminders,

It is easy to lose sight of the things that we've already accomplished and been through because they seem so far away,

They don't seem relevant to this particular moment and this particular time and this particular challenge.

However,

All things that you have faced before,

Both victory and defeat,

Both triumph and failure,

All of that is simply a reminder of resilience,

Of your ability to persevere under the most extreme circumstances.

Humans throughout history have overcome the most extreme circumstances,

Have survived things that even medical professionals have wondered at.

Humans have a great depth and capability within themselves to persevere regardless of the circumstances around them.

You are a part of this race,

You are a human being and you are a Jedi and you are still here and you are still moving forward and you are still getting up each day and fighting your fight.

And that is to be remembered,

That is to be applauded and it is important to remember that you can get through this,

You will get through this because you are resilient.

That is not a subjective thing,

That is not something that only applies to certain individuals,

It is something that applies to all people,

Especially yourself because you are here and you are listening to this.

So remember Jedi,

You are capable of moving forward,

You are capable of surviving this,

You are capable of succeeding even under the most challenging circumstances.

Not because you are special,

Not because you have some sort of magic power,

But because you are you,

Because you are living and breathing and you know that you have the resilience within you.

We all do.

So continue on Jedi,

Continue on because you can and because the world is a better place with you in it and you continuing to fight your fight.

Thank you for listening.

That concludes today's meditation session,

If we can call it that.

May the force be with you.

Reviews

Love the Jedi encouragement. This was a meditation I needed to internalize. Thank you 🙏

It was really soothing. Thank you!

This was an amazing reminder that all of usbstill have a reason to push forward, we have an obligation to survive, to thrive, to grow, and that the force is always with us

I am so thankful for Opie's Jedi meditations, it makes the Jedi practice really come alive in its own way. This particular one almost made me cry, I have been thru a lot and really needed to hear this.

.... and also with you 😊 thank you

Thanks for this...I need it bc I have to go duel Kyle Ren!!!