My hope is that this technique can be done on both the good days where we're feeling very successful and the bad days when our success just feels a little out of reach.
So let's give it a try together.
Getting yourself comfortable,
Be that sitting,
Standing or lying down.
Allow your body just to wiggle and move in any way it needs in order to find some gentle stillness for the next few minutes.
You know your body,
So acknowledge its needs.
And if you wish to close your eyes you may do so now.
And I want you to take your mind and scan back across the day or the week that has just been.
And I want you to spot your successes.
Spot the things that you're proud of yourself for.
From the little things like making your bed every day to the bigger things like a success in a project or a new relationship.
There's no right or wrong way to do this.
Your mind might scatter across the week or it might be quite chronological.
All is welcome and all is good.
Just allow your mind to keep looking for those big and small successes.
I know it can be challenging some days.
The negative chatter of our mind is too strong every time we think oh well that was quite good,
It comes in with 10 reasons why it wasn't.
That's okay,
We can thank the mind for its ability to do that and we can acknowledge the small success anyway.
That's the focus of this moment,
To spot the successes.
So remind the mind of that and bring it on to the next success.
From getting your inbox organized to planning a hen do to calling a friend in need to remembering to text your mum back.
What successes have you had this week?
Joining me for this moment certainly counts.
I'm so proud of you,
Keep going.
And then if your mind has wondered,
That's okay,
Ask yourself what else am I proud of myself for this week?
What other successes have I had?
And if you're struggling,
Please know that every time your mind got distracted and you brought it back to the sound of my voice or to a small success,
That in itself is a success worthy of praise.
The more we can catch our mind wandering and bring it back,
The more we do our mental sit-ups,
Allowing us easy access and strength to the present moment and fundamentally changing our brain.
So if you got distracted multiple times and brought them back,
Add those successes to your list now.
And then we will just start to bring some gentle movement to the body.
Perhaps it feels like it wants to stretch,
Perhaps it just wants to sway and just allow it to come back into the room and into the space that you are in,
Opening up the eyes if you close them.
And I wish you a very beautiful and a very successful day.
Take care.
