Welcome to this meditation for appreciation.
Messages from a Dear.
Take a full deep breath in.
And as you exhale that breath fully to its end,
Allow yourself to settle onto the surface beneath you.
Take another slow deep breath.
And release it,
Sinking further into the surface you're resting on.
Begin to loosen your grip on your thoughts.
Begin to let them just drift across your awareness,
Holding less importance somehow.
Take another slow deep breath.
And know that in this moment all is well.
Bring your attention,
Your awareness,
To your heart centre.
Into the energy centre in the middle of your chest.
And notice a softness there.
If it helps you to focus on this area,
Bring a hand to rest on the centre of your chest.
Imagine all the energy that you've sent out into the world lately,
Coming back home into your heart.
Helping you to feel more whole and more complete.
Quietly receive this energy and know that all is well.
And you can simply be here,
Relax and receive.
Bring yourself more fully into your heart.
As if you were standing there,
Inside a cosy room.
Soon you'll notice a doorway.
And as you walk through it,
You will find yourself at the edge of a forest.
Looking down a long,
Winding path.
It's late afternoon and the light is soft.
The air is warm.
A light breeze blows across you.
And on it you can smell the scent of pine.
The sweet scent of the forest floor,
Earthy.
And there are flowers along the path before you.
The path looks inviting and it feels like the perfect time for a walk.
So you set off on your way.
The forest is quiet and your steps are soft on the spongy ground.
Moss beneath your feet.
And as you walk along,
Soon you're enveloped by a peaceful feeling of enchantment.
Everything slowing down and taking you deeper and deeper within.
Soon it feels as if you've entered another world.
Like a dream,
Where the shapes and the colours of the forest almost glow from within.
Coming gently alive.
Your path leads to a little stream.
One you can easily step across.
You stop and look into the clear water and the bright copper coloured stones on the stream bed.
Little fish darting here and there in the current.
Your path winds its way through ancient firs and oaks tangled with vines.
Twisted laurels.
Until you come across a huge boulder in the shape of a human heart.
Standing before this boulder,
You take it in for a moment.
And you feel as if your own heart is beginning to open and expand in response.
Naturally preparing for what is to come.
Stepping quietly around the boulder,
You discover a small clearing.
A meadow filled with wildflowers and waving grasses.
Stepping into the clearing,
You come across a solitary deer.
Who immediately senses your presence and looks up to face you.
As your eyes meet,
You're flooded with a sense of awe and wonder.
At the beauty of this creature,
Looking into your eyes.
The deer is totally at home in this setting.
As if you were an extension of the plants,
Trees and even the air you're sharing.
And in the deer's brown,
Gentle eyes.
You don't see fear,
But recognition.
As if he were expecting you.
You're here to make a discovery and the deer is here to help you.
Standing very still,
You feel the unspoken connection between the two of you.
The deer leans towards you and places his soft muzzle against your chest.
You can hear the deer's words speaking to you,
Telepathically,
Almost as though you can hear the words resonating in your mind.
Or perhaps even deeply into your heart.
Deeply and directly.
Reality is upside down.
Although this may seem like a dream,
I am very real.
But in your life,
What you think of as your problems are imaginary.
Look,
All around me are gifts.
The trees,
The moss on the rocks,
The air,
The water.
You have gifts all around you also.
Do you see them?
Take a moment to consider one situation in your life and let the gifts surrounding it come into focus.
The deer continues.
In winter,
Snow covers most of the ground,
But I find a few leaves to eat.
Or I become very quiet and rest to conserve energy.
I am humble and cooperative.
And therefore I can live and appreciate this world.
A world that offers me everything.
Take a moment to consider another situation in your life.
And open to the awareness of how you might come into greater cooperation.
To better support yourself.
To better appreciate your life.
And enjoy what you have been given.
Again you hear the deer speak,
Saying,
Do not worry.
Do not fear.
Everything comes as you need it.
And all is in perfect order.
Life is in motion behind every leaf and blade of grass,
Creating the scenery.
Look.
Observe.
Trust.
Take another moment to view your life through the eyes of this simple,
Beautiful animal.
See what you've not seen before.
And know what you have not known.
Sensing you have just a bit more time in this encounter.
Listen now for any other messages the deer,
And the forest itself,
May have to share with you.
Soon it will be time to bring this journey to a close.
But first,
Ask for a sphere of light to be placed all around you.
And this experience.
So that all the positive benefits will stay with you.
And anything that you've released can be left behind.
See the sphere of light all around you.
And see the positive benefits sinking into your heart.
Take a moment to thank the deer.
And another moment to thank yourself for giving yourself this gift.
Bring your awareness gently back into your physical surroundings.
Take your time.
And when you're ready,
Open your eyes.
And feel awake.
Alert.
Refreshed.
