Welcome to this meditation using the Examine,
A way to journey through the day and allow it to bring its gifts.
As we begin I invite you to come to stillness.
Arriving into your body,
You may want to close your eyes.
Settle into your space,
Your chair and get comfortable.
Gather all of yourself into this space,
Gathering in where you've given out,
Where your thoughts may have wandered.
And allow yourself to arrive here,
Just as you are,
Every part of you welcome.
Seen,
Loved and met with kindness.
I invite you to gently begin walking through the day that you're reflecting on.
Perhaps this meditation comes at the end of the day,
Perhaps you're reflecting on yesterday.
Allow the day to unfold in your imagination,
Lingering at parts that capture your attention.
Walk through this part of the meditation with an attitude of thankfulness,
Asking the eyes and heart of the beloved to accompany you as you do.
Notice people,
Events,
Small moments and big moments,
Small and big pleasures.
Gently walk through your day again,
This time being aware of emotions that were present with you.
Times you may have felt alive,
At peace,
Joyful,
Content,
Comforted,
Whole,
Connected and loved.
Give a few breaths to allow these moments to be seen,
To settle and to be celebrated.
As you walk through your day again,
Notice moments that may have felt draining,
Irritating,
Sad or painful.
Parts of the day where you may have felt misunderstood or unseen,
Less than your best self or fragmented.
Bring these moments and memories before the beloved.
Welcome loving kindness to wrap around them,
Welcome the healing balm of love to restore you,
To bring you what you need.
Allow yourself to be fully seen in these moments and fully accepted.
Now welcome one thing from your day to emerge.
Trust that what arrives is what is important and contains a gift within it for you,
Even if it's a difficult moment.
Welcome divine love to be in this part of your day with you.
Perhaps this is an encounter with another person,
A moment of deep peace,
Something that was hard in your day.
Whatever it is,
Spend a few moments giving it space to be seen and responded to.
Become aware of what you need here,
Of how you feel as you sit with it and what gift it may contain.
Finally look forward into tomorrow.
Receive the grace needed to step into it.
Notice any feelings that are present as you look ahead.
Notice whether you look towards tomorrow with hope or trepidation or something different.
What do you need as you look towards tomorrow?
Strength,
Energy,
Patience,
Courage,
Something else.
Spend a few moments receiving what you need.
You may want to return to any one of the parts of this examen.
You may want to linger at certain points in your day and continue to receive the gift that they bring.
You may want to continue to receive what you need for tomorrow.
Be blessed as you walk through your days.
May the love of the divine accompany you and in each breath bring you what you need.
Amen.
Thank you.
