Sustenance Snack

In the fast-paced and demanding world we live in, it's easy to get caught up in the busyness of life, leading us to forget the importance of fully living and taking time to rest. Remember to embrace the richness of life while also taking the time to care for yourself and recharge.

Transcript

Hi,

I just wanted to invite you to what I'm going to be calling a sustenance snack.

I realize our lives are extremely busy and sometimes I find myself relying on and depending on just these tiny moments of insight to help reorient the entire constellation of my being.

And oftentimes I'll find throughout my day that I am gifted with either a poem or an insight that I feel is really given to me.

So I thought,

What better than to share some of the sustenance snacks that I have been receiving.

So if you'd like to just kind of move into a state of receptivity,

Meaning a state of softness.

And if softness isn't available,

I just invite you to sit without doing and just take a moment to breathe with and into your body,

Inhaling and exhaling.

When we get really busy,

This seems to be the hardest thing for us to do and receive and take for ourselves.

But often all we need is a few breaths.

Many times in my life,

There is usually a sentence or a thought that will kind of split my usual pattern and behaviors.

And one that's coming to me a lot lately that I've used to gently encourage a different way to inhabit myself,

My mind,

My being,

My life is a very loving one.

And it says,

Let yourself be well.

Just let yourself be well.

Let your children be well.

Let your relationships be well.

Let your body be well.

Let your thoughts be well.

Let your heart be well.

Let your perceptions and perceiving be well.

Let yourself be well.

And that gentle urging that comes from someplace I can't name is asking me to release my worry,

To release my compulsive nature of wanting to fix,

Solve,

Become better,

Do better.

And it just gently asked me to put it all down.

So I invite you to pause and really just allow yourself for this moment to be well.

To let your life be well.

Breathing in,

I allow myself to be well.

And breathing out,

I allow myself to be well.

Breathing in,

I allow the ones I love to be well.

Breathing out,

I allow the ones I love to be well.

Breathing in,

I allow my thoughts to be well.

And breathing out,

I allow my thoughts to be well.

And did you get what you wanted from this life?

Even so,

I did.

And what did you want?

To call myself beloved.

To feel myself beloved on the earth.

Poem by Raymond Carver.

To call myself beloved.

To feel myself beloved on the earth.

Let yourself be well,

Dear one.

Thank you for taking this small sustenance snack with me.

Have a beautiful rest of your day.

Reviews

Beautiful poem/practice to bring me back to my body.

This is just what I needed in this moment, thank you Sarah. Namaste 🙏🏻 ✨💜

So soothing to my mind 😌 and being ♥️thank you for this beautiful 😍meditation prayer🙏 namaste 🤲

Both delightful and profound - thank you for this nurturing reminder! A great reset to my perspective today.

Amazingly beautiful much appreciated message on allowing myself and others to be well.

You're loving voice and this Message reached my heart. Gave me some peace. Thank you for this very needed message. 🙏🏼💐

So few words but such a powerful concept - Let Yourself Be Well and thank you Sarah for bringing it to the light ✨️

I love the phrase " Sustenance snack"
Lately my taste buds have been out of wack. I can't seen to satisfy them. Nibbling on this and that, just to go back to the fridge or cabinets looking for something else. It's not food. But yet and still, I don't know what it is, or how to ask for what I crave. If I allow myself to be well, then whatever I'm craving, will serve me well. Being served "Well" is sustainable Sustenance!

Thank you Sarah- I love all that you share! I especially love the soft gentle music you play during your meditations. Many people do not use the powerful influence of music at all. I am a musician and it makes a huge difference for me. And I love your voice too, so kind, validating- no harshness like some. Yours is like a soft pillow I can rest with and find validation and support and new ways of looking at things💚Thank you so much!

A small snack but a powerful one. Thank you Sarah 💛

Thank you for sharing this with us. It is beautiful and the perfect meditation to start my day with clear thoughts and appreciation.

Namaste Sarah . Thank you for the gift of the poem .. to feel myself beloved

Thanks for the snack! (Works much better than sugar!)
Love&Blessings

Such a deeply nourishing “banquet “, dear Sarah. Thank you 🩷

Sarah you are such a magical, shining gift to the world ✨ Thank you thank you for all your offerings ✨

Always a pleasure to hear your voice and message. Thank you for this simple snack of goodness. 🙏

A lovely interlude. Just what I needed to bring me back to peace and harmony 💕

Perfect for me today, thank you Sarah. I’m going to be holding this message close to my heart and sharing it with others too 🙏💕

That was the most beauftifut5 minutes thank you Sarah

Can’t go wrong with any sustenance snacking when it comes to Sarah Blondin! You’re an amazing person and teacher! Thank you 🙏