Welcome,
I'm Skylar Liberty Rose and today's meditation is on the courage to disappoint others.
I invite you to get comfortable wherever you are and then close your eyes.
Let's begin by taking a deep breath in through the nose and then a slow exhale through the mouth.
Place your hand on your heart and feel your heartbeat.
Steady and reliable.
This heart that has been beating for you your entire life.
Holding your truth even when the world asked you to set it aside.
Take another deep breath in and a soft slow exhale.
Right now in this moment I want you to notice what feels true for you.
Not what you think you should feel.
Not what would make others comfortable.
But what is genuinely present in your body and heart.
Maybe there's something you've been saying yes to that doesn't align with your energy.
Maybe there's a boundary you've been hesitant to set.
Perhaps there's a truth you've been afraid to speak.
Breathe into whatever arises.
You don't need to fix it or change it.
Simply acknowledge it.
Now I'd like you to imagine yourself speaking your truth with clarity and kindness.
Picture yourself saying no to what doesn't serve you and yes to what does.
See yourself honouring your own capacity and needs.
Notice what happens in your body when you imagine this.
Does your chest open?
Do your shoulders relax?
Does something in you feel relief?
This is your inner wisdom speaking.
Your body knows your truth.
Breathe into this feeling of alignment.
Let it fill your chest,
Your chest,
Your belly,
Your entire being.
You are worthy of love exactly as you are.
With your needs,
Your limits,
Your authentic responses,
You don't need to earn love by being convenient or endlessly available.
Take a moment to send appreciation to the part of you that has been trying so hard to keep everyone happy.
It was doing its best to keep you safe and loved.
You can thank this part of you while also choosing something different now.
Repeat after me.
I trust my inner knowing.
I honour my authentic responses.
I speak my truth with kindness.
I choose alignment over approval.
The right people love me as I am.
Feel these words settling into your body,
Not just as ideas but as lived truth.
Now bring to mind someone in your life who you admire for their authenticity.
Someone who knows how to say no.
Who honours their boundaries.
Who shows up genuinely.
Think of how it feels to be around this person.
There's likely a trustworthiness that emanates from them.
A reliability that comes from their honesty.
This is what you are.
You offer the world when you have the courage to disappoint others.
You offer the gift of your authentic presence.
Breathe into this truth.
You are not responsible for managing other people's emotions.
You are responsible for showing up honestly and lovingly.
Take another deep breath in.
Feel your feet on the ground,
Your body supported in all of its truths.
As you prepare to move back into your day,
Carry this knowing with you.
Every time you honour your truth,
You're teaching the world how to love the real you.
You have the right to take up space as you are.
You have the right to disappoint others in service of your own integrity.
When you're ready,
Gently open your eyes.
Let your gaze be soft.
Let your heart be open to the love that comes when you show up as your truest self.
Thank you so much for joining me today.
Sending love from my heart to yours.
God bless.
