Turning Negatives into Positives

So much of our lives are spent carrying trauma from the past. How can we be expected to hold onto the present while reaching towards the future if both hands are carrying this trauma? Join me and together we'll confidently release all those past injustices and wander, sure-footed, into a better, brighter future.

Transcript

I wonder if you can imagine yourself standing underneath a warm,

Soothing shower,

Or perhaps even a waterfall of relaxation.

Just feel that relaxing,

Comfortable feeling flowing all the way down,

All the way down your body.

Starting at the very top of your head and moving all the way down,

Down to the tips of your toes,

Slowly and gradually soothing,

Calming,

Relaxation,

Easing away any tensions,

Making you feel good,

Making you feel comfortable,

Making you feel so relaxed.

It's a wonderful feeling to be so relaxed,

Quite perfect to be here right now,

Enjoying this calm,

Soothing experience.

You're now feeling very relaxed and you're aware of your body now and the weight of your body.

Perhaps you can feel it sinking down even deeper under its own weight.

Your mind is in complete control of your body,

Including your muscles,

So I want you to focus your attention on your feet and your toes.

I want you to imagine that there's a relaxing energy moving into the soles of your feet and that energy is relaxing all the muscles there in your feet and toes.

Feel those muscles relax now.

That energy is moving up into your calves and as it moves,

Both of your calf muscles become quite loose and relaxed.

Feel your calf muscles relax now.

That energy is moving up into your thigh muscles,

Causing them to simply let go and become loose.

Now let your thigh muscles just hang down off the bone as that relaxing energy is moving into your hips and groin and all the muscles there also unwind,

Become loose,

Relaxed.

As that energy flows into your buttocks,

The muscles there also relax.

Feel that energy moving now,

Relaxing,

Moving up into your abdominal muscles,

Your waist,

The small of your back and as it does,

All the muscles there are bathed in relaxing energy which causes them to unwind like a rubber band,

Simply letting go.

If your mind is beginning to wander now,

Then that's okay.

It just means you're relaxing and feeling very languid.

Your unconscious mind is listening very carefully to every word I say and with each word that I utter,

With each breath you take,

You can feel yourself relaxing more and more as that energy continues to flow up into your chest and your upper back,

Causing all the muscles there to just relax and hang loose.

As the energy moves up into your shoulders now and as those shoulders relax,

You can feel those shoulders sinking down.

As the energy flows down into your arms,

Past your elbows,

Into those hands and fingers,

Relaxing all the muscles there.

You might even feel some tingling in those fingertips as that relaxing energy reaches them and begins to pulse.

That relaxing energy now moving up into your neck and if you're holding any tension there,

It simply dissipates,

Allowing the neck muscles to become loose and free.

The energy now moving up into your head,

Causing the muscles on your scalp and around your ears to unwind.

It may even feel like your scalp is sliding down.

As the energy begins to flow around your face and as it moves,

All the tiny muscles around your eyes,

Your nose and your mouth simply let go.

Your jaw relaxes.

Perhaps you even allow a little space between the teeth,

Even that tongue begins to relax.

Your entire body now totally relaxed,

Feeling as limp,

Loose and lifeless as a ragdoll.

You're feeling drowsy and comfortable,

Safe and secure.

That energy is still in you now and is flowing out through the top of your head and is moving back and around towards your feet.

As it reaches back to your feet,

Your entire body is now enveloped in a warm cocoon of energy that protects you from any negative influences.

You're in a safe,

Comfortable place now and you can allow yourself some time to really relax now.

You may hear other sounds in your environment but unless there's something that needs your immediate attention,

You remain totally relaxed.

In fact,

Any sounds you do hear,

Including my voice,

Only serve to help you go even deeper into relaxation.

So continue to fully relax,

Let go and be at ease,

Drifting deeper into comfort with every breath you exhale.

Imagine if you will,

Right now,

That you're standing in a garden.

A garden that symbolises your life.

The garden of your life.

And you're standing right here in the garden of your life,

Looking around,

Marvelling at the beauty of all the trees and the flowers and the grass in the garden of your life.

I want you to feel the warmth of the autumn sun shining down on you.

The soft,

Gentle breeze and the heady perfume of your favourite flowers perhaps,

Your favourite scents.

Notice any shrubs or bushes,

Any other plants.

Perhaps a covered archway or trellis work.

Maybe covered in white jasmine or honeysuckle,

Something very fragrant.

Perhaps you can hear birds up in the trees whistling their tune to each other.

Just imagine it now.

Imagine it,

Visualise it and experience it as clearly as you can now.

Notice the gate that leads out of your garden and onto streets or fields or forests,

Whatever is beyond that gate.

Notice it now.

You can be happy right here in the garden of your life.

Look around and notice here and there are dried up leaves.

Notice here and there the dried up leaves that are scattered around on the ground of your garden.

Some of those leaves,

Yellow,

Some orange,

Some red.

In some places the leaves cover the ground almost like a thick carpet.

In other areas it's more sparse.

Now those dried up leaves,

Those crumpled up leaves appear symbolic of all the hurts and frustrations from your life.

Those crumpled dried up leaves symbolise all the negative conditions from your past and from your present.

They represent uncomfortable feelings.

Feelings of inadequacy,

Not being good enough.

Feelings of inferiority,

Maybe even embarrassment.

Those leaves represent any rebuttals,

Refusals,

Resentments,

Any negative statements about yourself whether made by yourself for yourself or by others and directed at you.

All those negative statements that have affected you at any time in your life,

They're all right here in those leaves in the garden of your life.

So I want you to look over there and see a rake.

It's its long wooden handle and that rake is propped up by a wall.

And I want you to walk over to that wall and take that rake and gather together all those dried and crumpled old leaves into a heap ready to set fire to them.

And you could give names to some of those dried and crumpled old leaves.

You could give them names.

Some of the names might represent disagreeable people or events in your life.

Some may represent subconscious wishes for failure.

There may be dislikes for some people in your life,

Procrastinations,

Past negative conditioning.

Some may represent laziness or apathy,

Lack of communication or spite,

Any hatred or hurt that's held by you for anyone else or held by anyone for you.

All these negative feelings are scattered on the ground as you rake them into one big pile ready for the fire.

And whatever negative symbols those leaves mean to you,

We're going to burn them out of your life forever.

So when that pile is ready,

I want you to set fire to those leaves.

Just enjoy the destruction of all those negativities from your life.

And as you do,

Enjoy the feeling of freedom.

The feeling of being rid of all those negative influences.

As you watch the flames leap up into the air,

You can actually feel those negative influences from the past leaving you.

Totally and completely being burnt out of your life.

Non-existent anymore.

It's as though all those negative influences from the past are going up in flames and smoke.

And if you look up there,

You'll see that thick black smoke going higher and higher.

And the tail end of the smoke becoming thinner until it disperses and leaves your life forever.

And suddenly you are free.

You are free from all past negative influences,

All self-defeating beliefs.

And all those things that held you back in life.

You're now free to progress,

To advance,

To achieve whatever goals you set for yourself.

You are free.

And it's a wonderful feeling to be free.

So much more confident and more self-assured now,

Much more comfortable within yourself.

All past negative influences have departed from your existence.

And it's as though you can really begin to live again,

To make a fresh start,

A healthy,

Positive new beginning.

Continuing to live a fulfilling life,

Doing not only the things you have to do every day,

But also the confidence to do what you really want to do.

And I want you to experience right now a beautiful violet stream of light pouring down from the blue sky like a laser beam in through the crown of your head.

And that violet light symbolizes purity of thought because now you only experience positive thoughts and feelings as far as is humanly possible.

I want you to feel the light entering your brain,

Streaming down into the spinal column and out through every nerve,

Every cell,

Every fiber,

Every consciousness of your entire being.

And the purity of thought and feeling touches every nerve,

Cell and consciousness of your being,

Filling you with a new healthy energy,

A strong and positive energy.

And you feel yourself filled with the loving acceptance of the wonderful human being that you are.

And as you accept that wonderful person that you are,

You find that you begin to feel differently about yourself.

So much calmer,

Deep inside,

So much more relaxed,

So much more confident.

And every cell in your body is bathed in love and acceptance in a beautiful violet light.

And your feelings are changing on a cellular level,

Even altering the chemistry of your body in a very positive way.

Now autumn and winter have passed and it's now a warm spring sunshiny day,

Out in the garden of your life.

You've swept away all those negative thoughts and beliefs that you once held about yourself.

And according to the laws of nature,

We have to replenish what we take away.

So I want you to see yourself now with a handful of special seeds.

There's an area of your garden where you instinctively know that these seeds are needed to grow,

The soil is already rich and fertile and ready to take those seeds.

So very carefully,

I want you to tenderly plant those seeds in your garden with loving care.

Sprinkle over the seeds with soft,

Fine earth.

Shower the earth lightly with fresh water to make it moist and then just leave the rest to nature.

And as time goes by,

Your seeds grow and grow and grow stronger and healthier.

Even while they're growing under the earth,

You won't see the shoots until they begin to peep out of the soil.

But you will know that those little seeds have germinated and are sprouting up.

You will know because your own feelings will tell you so.

From this day on,

You always listen carefully to your feelings,

To your inner self,

That wonderful,

Calm,

Wise and confident self.

Let yourself begin to relax,

To feel calm with a peace of mind.

Just feel yourself at ease,

Tranquil,

At peace and relaxed.

Take a deep breath,

Just take a deep breath.

And as you let out that breath,

Just feel all the tensions leaving.

You feel at peace,

Calm and at ease.

All bothers,

Worries,

Anxieties just fading away,

Just gone far away.

There's lots of time.

Feel your mind at peace,

Calm,

At peace,

Relaxed and at ease.

That your mind becomes calm.

Your mind and body are at ease,

Peaceful and relaxed.

Become more and more ready to retain those ideas,

The ideas that I'll give you.

As you will let them go deep into the back of your mind and you will use them as you wish throughout your life.

Every single day,

Beginning right now,

You'll feel this way,

Calm,

At peace.

While you're interacting,

While you're working,

While you're doing,

You'll still feel peaceful,

Calm and at ease.

Being able to enjoy life now with a peace of mind,

At peace with the universe,

Wherever you are,

Whatever you're doing,

A feeling of peace and tranquility.

And a feeling of it's so good to be alive with peace of mind.

At peace with everyone around you,

Relaxed and calm at ease,

Enjoying every moment of living starting right now.

A feeling of underlying happiness,

A peace of mind that can remain with you.

It can be everyone in the universe because we make it ourself.

As we let our mind be calm and relaxed,

As we become more calm and relaxed,

You feel a kind of underlying energy also.

This relaxation and calmness fits with the energy,

Vitality,

Being fully alive at all times in all situations.

More and more,

Starting today,

You will feel more and more calm,

More at ease,

More at peace,

Feeling so good to be alive,

So good to be vibrant,

To have energy,

Healthy,

Alive,

Able to flow with everything around you,

Everyday,

Able to enjoy yourself more and more,

To enjoy every aspect of every single day.

As you feel peaceful and calm at ease with an underlying energy now,

A vitality,

Feeling the strength and energy building up within you day by day,

Feeling the flowing and vibrations and energetic flow of your entire life.

Starting now,

More and more you will realize that happiness and unhappiness are due to your own thoughts,

The way you think about situations,

And you will be able to shift your thoughts the way you think about situations.

You will be able to shift your thoughts to the positive aspects and look at the positive aspects of living,

Enjoying every day.

You will become more and more aware that if life situations are not the way you always want them,

You will work to change them.

Without frustration,

Without anger,

Without being bothered,

You will work to change the things that are not the way you want them,

But you will do it with a calm and peaceful mind being at ease and at peace with the universe.

You will become more and more aware that everyone has problems in living,

But you will also be aware that as you become more mature,

You can face problems with a calm mind,

With strength,

With determination to work to improve them.

When you cannot change things,

You will accept them calmly.

You will be aware that anger and frustration do not help.

You realize that life is too precious,

Too wonderful to waste it in being bothered over little things,

Little annoyances.

Starting today,

You will work to change anything that is changeable,

That you can change with peace of mind,

Without being bothered,

Without frustration,

Without anger.

You will be less and less worried about the future,

The problems of the future,

The dangers of the future,

Which will never occur anyway.

Most of the things you worry about won't happen anyway.

You will let the worries go.

You will enjoy the day.

You will let yourself go.

And you will enjoy yourself as worries simply drop out of your life.

Each day as you wake up in the morning,

You will have an inner feeling of excitement,

A feeling of energy,

Underlying joy,

Eager to get up from that bed and to get going.

You will feel so good,

So refreshed,

Awake,

Relaxed with energy,

An inner feeling of joy and well-being when you wake up in the morning and throughout the day.

A feeling of joy of living,

Of vibrant energy as you wake up in that morning,

It will be so good to begin to plan for the new day ahead.

You will feel refreshed,

Strong,

Healthy as you've slept calmly and at peace knowing that each day as life goes on,

You will enjoy it more and more.

As you mature and become more and more aware of every beauty,

Of every mystery,

Every amazing thing that surrounds you,

As you become more and more aware of the amazing nature of everything around you,

As you become more aware that your life is simply beginning and of the potentials for living beautifully that are there all the time,

You will be able to have more and more calm,

Peace of mind and awareness,

Feelings of strength,

Health and energy that will grow as the days pass.

Your mind will be at ease,

You will begin to feel stronger,

Healthier,

Vibrant and alive and that feeling will pervade your being.

You will become more aware of it but it will be there at the back of your mind starting now right now and every day.

Every day from now on will be as if it's the first day of your life you will be able more and more to feel as if it's so wonderful as you see things again in a fresh new way,

Experiencing everything in a fresh new way.

The way you may have experienced it when you were a child perhaps as you begin to look at grass,

Flowers,

Trees,

As you hear birds,

You become aware of delicate textures,

Aware of details,

You become aware of the breeze as it touches you,

Becoming aware of everything you do with your hands,

The strength of your hands,

The wonderful manipulative ability of those hands,

The wonderful abilities of your own body,

You become more and more aware of so many different things that you've taken for granted as you begin to see them in a brand new way,

No longer stale,

No longer something that you're used to,

No longer something that you just don't even notice but fresh as if you've just come down to earth starting now and you begin to meet the challenges of life every day with a calm mind,

A peaceful mind,

So good to be alive and with this calmness,

With this feeling of strength of your being,

This vitality of health flowing through your being,

You'll be able to change those things that can be changed every single day but those things that cannot be changed you will accept with calmness and a peace of mind,

Knowing that life can be so beautiful no matter what problems you may face,

You will become more and more absorbed in everything around you,

Consumed very much about the wonders of being able to think and feel and talk and plan and imagine and in this the wonders of your mind,

Your being,

You'll be able to use them with everything around you,

Personally or professionally,

Loving every individual,

Every creature that you see and being more and more aware of every part of nature,

Living more fully,

More deeply every day starting right now,

As you let these thoughts enter through to the back of your mind,

You will feel starting now more at peace,

More at ease with a peace of mind but vibrant and strong with energy teeming into that body,

Peace of mind,

You'll begin to feel more and more at ease,

Calm and alive,

Seeing everything in a fresh new way,

Beautiful,

Your life will become more and more wonderful and exciting to live,

You'll be able to fulfill many potentials that you have starting now,

So let these thoughts now go to the back of your mind,

Let them guide your life as you wish,

Let them guide your life starting now as you wish,

Let them sink to the back of your mind to get stronger and stronger,

You can become more and more alert to everything around you,

More ready to begin to live with vibrant energy,

With peace of mind as you become more alert and ready.

There is a new chapter in life now and from this point forward you'll find it easier to experience confidence,

Easy to experience change,

Easy to accomplish your goals,

Easy to remain focused and calm and in a moment,

Awaking,

Feeling fantastic as though you've had a long peaceful rest and the deepest of sleeps,

When I count to five and when you open your eyes on the number five,

You'll feel more calm,

Relaxed and confident than you felt in a long long time,

Beginning with one,

Slowly becoming more alert,

More awake,

Starting a new phase of life,

With a new health,

A new confidence,

A new motivated energy,

Two,

Knowing that in the future it will be easier for you to relax,

Easier for you to find and create a calm,

Positive,

Thinking,

Focused centre in your life that will help you feel fantastic and create masses of confidence,

Three,

Becoming slowly more alert,

Now feeling confident energy pulsing through every inch of your body,

Beginning with your feet,

Your legs,

Your arms,

Your shoulders,

Up to your head,

Positive,

Focused,

Motivated,

Unafraid,

Assertive energy,

Filling your mind now,

A healthy energy,

A confident energy,

Full of motivation,

A massive energy derived from what's great inside you that's always been there,

Four,

Ready to shine from head to toe,

Fully confident and five,

Wide awake,

Open your eyes,

Take a nice deep breath,

Have a stretch,

Welcome back.

Reviews

Thank you. Great visualization! The supporting affirmations are appreciated!

thank you for your beautiful words and your guidance into my garden of life filled with peace, strength, health, wealth, love & happiness 💕

Wow! This is the most useful, resonant, and calming meditation I’ve done for as long as I can remember. I’m going to have a fantastic day and revisit this and other meditations by Richard daily.

Exactly what I need.

Thank you. 🙏💪🏼❤️

Hey that was really good! I live around almost constant negativity and sometimes struggle to keep my head up. I will come back to this for a good boost of positive energy. Many thanks. ☮️💖🙏🖖

Exactly what is needed to move on from unsettling feelings and attachment to the past that don’t serve our flourishing. Like a Spring clean for the mind. This was perfect ♥️♥️♥️ gratitude to you 🙏🏻