Hello,
I'm Skylar Liberty Rose.
Welcome.
Be comfortable.
Close your eyes if you'd like to.
I know your heart is tender.
I know your body is aching.
All you have to do in this moment is be here.
That's it.
Nothing else will be required of you.
You who is already giving so much.
Already doing all the things and trying to please all the people.
You who is longing to press pause just for a moment
in the busyness of your life and all the demands that are placed on you.
You who is trying so hard,
So very hard,
To summon up the energy to keep going
when what you really want is someone to see you,
To acknowledge you,
To care for you,
To remind you that you are worthy of care.
Take an inhale letting your breath travel to all the places that feel lost or jaded
or unloved.
Exhaling slowly as you let go of the expectations that the world wants to put on you
or that perhaps you're putting on yourself.
If your mind wants to drag you away to your to-do list or the phone call you have to make,
The email you need to send,
The groceries you're yet to buy,
Allow those thoughts to gently float away like clouds you see skirting their way across the sky
knowing that this time,
These moments right now are yours.
Everything else can wait.
It can all wait.
I know you're doubting yourself,
Your strength,
Your worth,
Your ability to keep up,
To perform,
Perfect,
Please.
I know you're judging yourself,
Measuring yourself,
Finding it hard to love where you are right now,
Who you are right now.
And I want you to know that you're doing just great.
You are.
You're doing the best that you can
in the circumstances that you're in,
With the capacity that you have.
With the resources that are available to you,
With the support that is accessible to you.
This is your path,
Your unique journey,
Your individual experience,
And you are doing your very
best.
We have normalized a pace of life that is unsustainable.
We have become accustomed to adding more when what we'd really benefit from is doing less.
We see snippets of other people's lives and we create stories about their success.
And then we shame ourselves because we think we're falling short in comparison.
But what if it wasn't you that was failing by feeling so tired and weary in a world that is
constantly demanding that you consume more and produce more and be more?
What if your feelings and your body's responses were completely valid?
What if instead of trying to keep up,
You started to let go a little more?
What if you called in some support?
What if you established some boundaries?
What if you were discerning about who and what you give your time and energy and emotion to?
What would that feel like?
What would that feel like?
What might be possible then?
Consider what your life might be like if you were able to carve out even a little more
space for yourself than you have right now without feeling the need to fill it with an activity
or an obligation or any kind of responsibility.
What would it feel like to have space for space's sake?
Take an inhale as you allow that possibility
to reach the parts of you that are most tired,
Most weary.
You don't need to figure anything out right now.
You don't have to come up with a plan in this moment.
All you're doing is being here.
Breathing in possibility.
Sometimes when we consider the idea that there might be a way to invite the rest
and nourishment that we're craving into our lives,
We open up a portal for possibility
and then we have a chance.
We have a chance.
And chances can change everything.
Inhale possibility.
Exhale any resistance.
Allow your shoulders to drop.
Allow some tension to seep away.
Allow your reserves to accept the replenishment they need,
The replenishment you need.
You are loved.
You are worthy.
You are doing your best.
Acknowledge that.
Be proud of that.
In your own time,
Gently open your eyes,
Bringing your awareness back to where you are now.
Ask yourself,
What can you receive right now that might help you feel less tired,
Less weary?
That's something I'd like you to consider over the coming days.
What can I receive that will help me feel supported?
This is a question to consider with curiosity and compassion.
And simply stay open to any answers that might want to come your way.
I'm sending you love and strength and I thank you for being here with me today,
For choosing to care for yourself in such an intentional way.
Go gently and be kind to yourself.
