Imagine yourself somewhere outside or in front of a large window.
Someplace where you feel safe and comfortable.
Where you can see the horizon and the sun slowly descending below it.
Breathe easy in and out.
As you picture the color of the sky as the day relinquishes its hold on the sun.
Envision the hues of orange,
Peach,
And pink.
As the sunset begins.
Seeing the way these colors reach up and up into a sky that is becoming deeper and deeper blue.
Notice that the same clouds that made the day gloomy now serve as brilliant focal points,
Adding depth and drama to a sunset that would otherwise be altogether straightforward,
If still beautiful.
As the clouds continue on from the day into night,
So will you.
But for now,
Sit in peace and notice the sunset.
Take a moment to really focus on the colors.
The way they are so distinct in some places,
But blend into each other in different places.
Your day has had moments like these colors.
Moments that come into being because of the moments before and then disappeared as they shifted into the moments after.
Perhaps some moments were triumphs.
Some spent merely existing and willing the next moment to come.
And still others might have been spent experiencing pain or suffering.
During some of these moments you might have been exactly the person you aspire to be,
Or at other moments you may have seen a version of yourself who still has some room to grow.
All of these moments came and went.
Started,
Stayed,
And then left.
So this moment too will only exist for a time.
And then we'll pass on to something new.
The sun will set.
Night will arrive.
And then soon enough.
Day will too.
If your mind has wandered to your day.
Or the one yet to come,
That's all right.
Take a deep breath in and a slow exhale out and return to the sunset you imagined.
Move your attention back to the colors,
To the way they deepen as time passes.
And how fiercely they grow and glow despite how radically they change from one moment to the next,
And will continue to change as the sunlight disappears.
Think of the ways you have changed.
In some ways you have stretched and grown.
In other ways,
You have become more rigid and hard.
However you have changed,
There is still room inside of you to change further.
You are aware of areas in which you would like to continue learning and growing.
We're never perfect.
Being able to grow,
To learn and to flourish,
Having things to work towards and dreams to manifest is good.
This is what gives life purpose.
After all,
Knowing where we need to grow,
Not only embracing the light and our potential,
But the darkness and our shadows as well.
Take a deep breath in.
Hold the breath for a moment.
And let it go.
Breathe in.
.
.
And out.
Each time you breathe out,
Invite in peace.
Peace knowing that even though the days is ending.
The night is still ahead,
And tomorrow will be here soon.
Knowing where you are today does not determine where you will be tomorrow.
