Befriending Myself

As we seek to discover who we are, it's important to make friends with the person we find there, the person we spend the most time with - ourselves. This meditation, set to harp music, is a gentle way of getting to know ourselves without judgment or criticism. It is a way of loving and accepting ourselves just as we are.
This meditation is accompanied by peaceful harp music by Cymber Lily Quinn.

Transcript

Sometimes I feel like I am all alone in this world.

I feel disconnected to the people around me and I don't sense that others care about me particularly.

I know in my head that there are people who care for me,

But sometimes I can't feel that in my heart.

In my heart,

I want to feel that I am connected.

Connected to other people.

Connected to love.

Connected to life itself.

I want to feel that delicious feeling of being loved.

Perhaps I can feel loved without relying on others to make me feel that way.

Perhaps I can find that love within.

Perhaps I can love myself the way I deeply wish to be loved.

It's okay that I feel lonely.

I just need to be open to feeling.

It's okay that I want more love in my life.

I just need to be open to feeling.

It's okay that I want to feel alive and joyous.

I just need to be open to feeling.

When I relax,

I can enjoy the birds singing.

When I relax,

I can enjoy the beauty of flowers and leaves.

When I relax,

I can enjoy the beauty of works of art and music.

When I relax,

I can enjoy the wonderful of life,

And I feel good.

I can feel good about the things around me that I like whenever I put my attention on them.

I can feel good about the people I care about whenever I put my attention on them.

By changing my focus,

I can feel good about lots of things.

If I were my own best friend,

What would I be like?

Would I be kind to myself,

Or would I criticize myself constantly?

Would I go walking with myself,

Or stay at home putting myself down?

Would I focus on my faults,

Or would I appreciate the good things about me that I like?

Is it safe for me to be my friend?

Is it safe for me to be who I am?

I think so.

I think it is safe to be my own friend,

And it is safe to be me.

It is safe to be me.

As I look within myself,

I can see a truly beautiful person there.

Sometimes she's hidden by all the things I think she could do better,

But I don't need to be better right now.

I will simply enjoy this beautiful person that lives inside of me.

To be a good friend to myself,

I look for things to compliment.

I spend time with myself just enjoying my company.

I make it a point to simply be present to myself,

To listen to all I have to say,

To listen to what I am feeling,

And to hear the love in my voice as I talk about my life.

As a friend,

I am just fine the way I am.

I don't have to change a thing in order to be my friend.

I let myself be who I am,

And I let myself do those things that I do.

I treat myself just as nicely as I treat any other dear friend.

The one I want to love me the most is me.

I can love myself best by being a good friend.

Each day now,

I show myself what a good friend I am,

Just like I don't want my other friends to feel that I don't love them.

I don't want myself to feel that I don't love me.

Today,

I am a good friend to myself.

Tomorrow,

I will still be a good friend.

Good night,

Dear friend.