Welcome to today's meditation,
Be Free to Be You.
Let's start by finding a comfortable position and closing our eyes.
Take a deep breath in,
Saying our mantra be,
And a slow cleansing breath out,
Saying our mantra free.
Please continue your slow cleansing breaths and our mantra be free while you listen to my words.
I just want to start today with a few statistics.
The mighty oak tree can grow 40 to 100 feet tall,
While a mere acorn at its largest grows to only about two inches.
Therefore,
Do you feel like a mere acorn in a forest of mighty oak trees?
Do you feel small,
Not as good as everybody around you?
Alone,
Perhaps,
Or different?
You definitely should not feel this way.
Every person,
No matter how big,
Small,
Old,
Young,
College-educated,
Or street-smart,
Has the same value,
Worth,
And rights.
It's easy to see or talk to others and get that uneasy feeling that this person is better than me,
More attractive,
More intelligent,
More interesting.
But don't fall into that trap of inadequacy and self-doubt.
You are so awesome,
And you just need to be reminded of this.
Each of us is blessed with our own unique talents,
Gifts,
And specialness that just needs to be explored and brought to the surface.
Have you ever heard the phrase,
We are only in competition with ourselves?
It's true.
The only person we need to be better than is our current self.
Every day,
We should try to be the best we can be,
Constantly learning,
Growing,
Refining our skills and gifts,
And just striving to be the best person we can possibly be.
You don't need to be drop-dead gorgeous to make a difference in the world.
Just a beautiful smile and kind word can turn someone else's day totally around.
You don't need to be a millionaire.
Just giving of your time alone to a charity or even opening a door for a single person has touched a life.
Another human being.
We may not be able to change the whole world or help millions,
But the few people's lives we change make such an impact on those people.
In turn,
Those people will help a few more and it will trickle down to hundreds,
Thousands,
Or maybe that million,
And it all started with you.
So it's not just meaningless helping one person.
It's the start of helping one million people.
Just like the tiny acorn becomes a mighty oak,
These acorns together can develop a whole forest of trees.
You got this.
Now slowly open your eyes.
Think of your many talents and how you will help the world by sharing them.
How can you share these special talents today?
Now be free to be you and remember you are great.
