This is a five-minute meditation reminder that we are building a new way of letting go.
Begin by finding stillness.
You can stay seated or lying down.
Start to gently close your eyes and arrive in your practice.
Give yourself a clearing breath,
Big inhale through the nose and a big exhale out of the mouth.
You might feel the urge to reach out,
To check on them or to fill the space with someone new.
But right now you are choosing a different path.
You are choosing to come home to yourself.
As you inhale,
Feel the breath move through your chest.
And then as you exhale,
Slowly let the tension soften.
Letting go doesn't mean forgetting people overnight.
It means slowly and gently loosening the grip on needing someone to take their place.
It means remembering that peace doesn't come from a new person but instead it comes from a new pattern.
Let each breath be a step toward that new pattern.
Let it be a way back to you.
As you inhale,
Telling yourself that you are allowed to miss and still move forward.
And as you exhale,
Telling yourself that you trust your heart to heal.
Notice where the urge lives in your body.
It could be in your tight shoulders,
Your clenched jaw,
Your restless hands.
Just observe it,
No judgment.
And wherever that may be,
Start to breathe into that space.
Know that you are not rejecting your feelings but instead you're witnessing them with compassion.
This is what freedom feels like.
Staying present with yourself instead of escaping into someone else.
Remember that you do not need someone new to forget.
You only need to remember who you are becoming.
Let your next few breaths be soft.
Let them carry you gently back into your day.
With clarity,
With calm and with self-respect.
You are not starting over with someone else but you are starting over with you.
Stay here with your breath for a few more moments.
And when you are ready,
Slowly open your eyes and carry this strength with you.
