Starting Your Day With Intention

This is an intention-setting practice to get grounded, centered, and then to gently reflect upon what your day could look like. Reuben guides you through some simple breath awareness to start with. This then gently moves into some intention setting.

From there, you get to reflect upon what your morning and your afternoon could look like, what is likely to happen in your day that you can be grateful for, and a sentence completion exercise about who you can choose to be as you go about your day.

Transcript

Starting your day.

This is about giving yourself the right to start your day by being grounded,

Focused and clear on what you want this day to be about.

My name is Reuben.

Let's into these next few moments,

Gently acknowledging that the to-do list in your head can wait.

Surf those little urges as they arise.

Right here and now,

This practice is for you.

Let's make the most of it.

This is one of my little rituals that I use at the start of the day.

So when you've found that comfortable position,

Taking a complete breath in and out and letting your shoulders drop.

Notice your breathing.

How gentle it is.

And in this moment,

If you wish,

Form a gentle half smile.

Nothing forced.

Just a gentle half smile,

Like the Mona Lisa.

Notice your breathing.

How gentle it is.

What's it like,

That gentle half smile in this moment?

Seeing the pores at the bottom of your out-breath,

How gentle it is.

Take a moment now to close your eyes and become aware of any patterns,

Colors,

Shapes that you notice,

What you can see behind your closed eyes.

So even though your eyes are closed,

You notice what you can see behind your closed eyes.

And here you are,

The awareness behind your closed eyes.

Intention.

Here you are,

Ready to go about your day.

Now take a moment to reflect upon three things that you're pretty sure you will encounter today that you are grateful for.

Three things that you're likely to encounter today that you are grateful for.

What's the first thing that comes up?

As this arises,

Ask this.

Why is this important?

What's the second thing that you might be grateful for today?

As this arises,

Again asking this question,

Why is this important to me?

And finally,

The third thing.

What is the third thing that might come up today that you are grateful for?

As this arises,

Ask this.

Why is this important?

Here you are,

Take a moment now,

Ask yourself,

What might the morning look like?

And what might the afternoon look like?

Gently allowing any answers to come up.

No need to search for it,

Just see what comes up.

Simply complete the sentence.

Today I choose to be.

Today I choose to be.

And now you're ready to go about your day.

Reviews

Very simple yet very inspirational and powerful. Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us. Namaste 🙏🏽

Many thanks for settling me up for this new day Reuben, ready to go with intention and a smile. Blessings to you 🙏

What a great guidance to begin the day 💕 thank you 🙏🏻

I think Ruben is a new favorite facilitator. That was such a positive start to my day. Ruben has such a peaceful guiding voice. I also love his Suffregio sleep Meditation and use it a lot

This meditation with the ambient nature sounds and excellent guidance invites us to begin our day with deep gratitude and meaningful purpose. Thank you!

Loved setting the intentions for my day. Quick and easy, and helpful. Positive.

Simple and sweet! Thank you for a great meditation….I’m ready for the day! 🌈🌟🌈

your voice is very calming! i appreciate your gift of today!

Loved it! It really is a perfect meditation for starting the day and get grounded. Thank you so much for this!

Magnificent. I loved the prompts to get me thinking about what I choose today, how I show up, what I will accomplish today. Thank you.

Thank you! Love the bird song and chimes. I especially appreciate the questions and now feel set up for the day with that little half smile on my lips.

I really enjoyed this Ruben , thank you for being my guide this morning. It was truly wonderfull 🙏

Am sharing this track, which was so useful to me a while ago, with a friend, who is at the beginning of her journey. I’m sure it will work it’s magic. Thank you Reuben

Awesome 🙏🏻

Great meditation. Thank you.

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Absolutely 😊
(I love the sweet and cheerful talk of the birds, along the session [and the Mona-Lisa…] I hope her name is spelled correctly by me here).
Thank you Reuben.
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A wonderful Meditation for a daily practice, thank you 🙏

Very nice Reuben. It was perfect for my morning. Thank you. 🙏🏼 ☀️ 💖

Love this!

Thank you

Lovely guidance to beginning the day with intention!
Thank you Reuben! 💫💞