A Loving Kindness Wish For You

When we are introduced to meditation we discover early on the practice of lovingkindness, where we begin by wishing lovingkindness to ourselves before moving out to different categories of people, loved ones, then people with whom we are only vaguely familiar and finally embracing the whole world. This is a lovingkindness blessing, especially for you alone. Music: 154263116-beautiful-relaxing-soft-piano by Pond 5. Photo:unsplash

Transcript

Dear friends,

Welcome to this loving-kindness blessing just for you.

I'd like you first to make sure you're sitting comfortably.

Then I invite you to close your eyes and bring yourself to a place of stillness.

Know where to go.

Nothing to do for these few moments except to rest and receive this blessing.

In your mind's eye,

I'd like you to imagine a perfectly still lake.

Mountains in the distance.

The mountains reflected in the lake.

The water like glass.

And hold that image in your mind to bring you to a state of complete stillness.

Breathing in,

I notice that I'm breathing in.

Breathing out,

I notice that I'm breathing out.

A short pause to allow you to breathe in and out naturally but in a sense of awareness.

Today,

This is a personal blessing for you as you listen to this.

It's not for our wonderful community as a group.

It's not a joint blessing.

This is a wish for you as an individual.

As if you were the only one ever to hear these words.

So let us begin.

This is my wish for you today and always.

May you be well.

May you be happy and find many reasons for happiness in your life.

May you be content,

Aware of all the blessings life has bestowed on you.

May you have the happiness that comes from being grateful.

If we woke up today with only the things for which we expressed gratitude yesterday,

Where would we be?

May you be free from fear and suffering.

As it is said to us in the poem Desiderata,

Do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.

And as Mark Twain said,

I've had a lot of worries in my life,

Most of which never happened.

May you look to the past with gratitude,

Forgiving yourself and excusing others for any mistakes.

May you be free from anxiety about the future and allow yourself to look forward with hope.

May you take time to stop,

To pause and allow yourself to find many moments of peace.

In a world which is said to be suffering from an epidemic of loneliness,

May you find friendship.

And companionship by being a friend and a companion to others.

May you be loved and know that you are loved.

May you be told you are loved.

We don't say this often enough.

May each night bring you to a place of restful sleep.

As Ralph Waldo Emerson advises us,

Finish each day and be done with it.

Tomorrow is a new day.

You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.

May each morning see you wake refreshed,

Ready to meet the new day.

May you have the strength and the courage to begin again,

And to begin again and again,

As often as needed.

May you be successful in your projects.

May you be safe in your travels.

May you be blessed by never knowing hunger,

But may your blessing remind you to work to ease the hunger of others.

May you enjoy good health,

Giving thanks for all the working parts of your amazing body.

May you be a support to those in need,

A place of refuge for people in the storms of life.

May you be blessed with the gift of imagination.

May you spread the contagious infection of enthusiasm.

May you always see your glass as half full.

Optimistic people are more likely to view challenges as temporary setbacks,

Rather than as insurmountable obstacles.

This mindset fosters resilience,

Enabling them to bounce back more quickly from adversity.

May you be thankful for what you have,

Not only for the novelty of your passing possessions,

But for the people,

The supports that give meaning to your life.

May you be thankful for your existence in this time and place.

This is a benefit we cannot even begin to understand.

The odds against you and I being here are beyond calculation,

And yet,

Here we are.

May you find and re-find your purpose in life,

Your reason for living,

Giving you a motive to enter enthusiastically into each new day.

May you never fall into despair.

When we despair,

We lose motivation and energy,

Essential for taking steps to solve our problems or improve our circumstances.

Hope,

Even in small amounts,

Keeps us moving forward.

In times of trouble,

Remember,

This too shall pass.

It has done before,

As you know,

And it will do again.

May you be blessed with good friends,

And your friends be blessed to have you as a friend.

People need people.

May your word be your bond.

If you promise,

You do,

So that even in the midst of uncertainty and chaos,

People can always rely on you.

May the world be a better place because you have lived in it.

You are unique.

No one can bring your love to the world except you.

All of us can do things differently.

Many can do things better.

Only you can deal with the challenges and the opportunities of your life.

May you never fail to pause in awe and wonder at the majesty and the phenomenal beauty of this world.

May you never fail to notice and give thanks for the sunrise,

The sunset,

The mountains and valleys,

The seas and rivers and lakes,

The bewildering array of creatures with whom you share this amazing existence.

May you be in awe at the sight of the stars of night,

The vastness of space,

And here below,

The microscopic world that the unaided human eye cannot see.

May you never cease to be amazed at the discoveries of science,

The wonders that we have uncovered and all that we can still achieve through human cooperation,

The thought of all that still remains unknown and undiscovered,

And the fact that our children will learn things that we cannot even begin to imagine.

May you never lose a childlike ability to look at our world with eyes of wonder.

These are my special wishes for you today.

May you be blessed.

May your days be bright.

May your heart be light.

May you be happy.

Above all,

May you be happy.

Reviews

Tears rolled out don't know why and how true Power of meditation thank you very much 😊

Absolutely beautiful. I receive all the blessings🤍

Thank you so much, I was so touched by this meditation, you make me cry tears of joy, I felt really, truly blessed, grateful for all things in my life. Thank you from the bottom of your heart .

Thx Tom
today is my first day waking up in Dublin. I feel like I’ve come home. Thank you for starting it perfectly

Thank you for this beautiful Metta blessing. I feel lighter and a refreshing new outlook 🙏

You gentle soul always fill my meditations with goodness. In our world right now amidst all the negativity, there is also the positive. Blessings to all creatures and may we all know peace.

💖a voice from half way around the world, thank you for this blessing💖

This is one of my favorites! Thank you so much, Tony!

Excellent meditation!!
And most of all "May you be Happy" !!

What a lovely blessing! Thank you from my heart to yours. ✨💫✨

Thank you, Tony, for another wonderful meditation to begin a beautiful day.

That was wonderful. What a beautiful blessing for everyone. Thank you.

The new version of this meditation is wonderful! Thank you Tony.

Oh Tony, I was in tears listening to this loving kindness for ME
You are such a beautiful and kind man and I feel so blessed to have the chance to enjoy your work and talent through this community 💝
May you be blessed in return for bringing so much light in the world
With love and gratitude,as always 🙏✨🙏✨🙏✨

This is such a beautiful meditation. Thank you Tony. May you be blessed ❤️🙏

This brought me to happy tears. Beautiful sentiment ❤️

Utterly beautiful. 💖 I wish all of those things, and more, for you too Tony. Thank you for spreading so much healing, wisdom and happiness. Namaste. 🙏 xx

From me to you .. Thank you for my blessing Tony . 🙏

Beautiful and moving words, the perfect meditation if you want to feel showered in blessings 🙏🏼💗 Thank you Tony for such a loving offering - I wish all of these blessings for you too, and more.

Beautiful! Thank you for this amazing blessing,intention and examen all in one🙏🏻
I will return to listen again and again