All You Need is Love

Recall a time when you were enveloped in love - bask in that happiness - express gratitude - recalling to mind the feeling of our being loved helps us resolve to spread love ourselves. Let this reflection be your inspiration to spread love in the world. Namaste.

Transcript

Dear friends,

Welcome to this short period of quiet reflection where we give thanks for those who have loved us,

Where we bask in the happy remembrance of loving times,

And where we resolve to offer as much support to others as we have received ourselves.

So can I ask you to begin by getting yourself into a comfortable position on your chair,

Maybe on your cushion,

Maybe lying down if that's your preferred way of settling into meditation,

Whatever feels good for you.

Just close your eyes now and become aware of the sounds around you,

The most obvious near sounds,

And then moving out to the more distant sounds.

If you are in a very quiet place,

Just become aware of the silence,

The absence of sound.

Let's sit with that attention to sound for a little while.

If the mind wanders,

No worries,

Just come back to awareness of whatever sounds you happen to hear.

An opening thought.

For these few moments we let go.

For these few moments we let go of our anxieties,

Our fears,

Our anger,

Our self-doubts,

Our regrets,

Our petty grievances and our distractions.

For these few moments we allow our hearts and minds to light our way to peace and serenity.

For these few moments.

I'd like you to cast your mind back to a time when you felt the most loved and supported in all your life.

This may have been in childhood,

Or perhaps it was in later life,

Or looking for some period in your life that could be described as a wonderful time of happiness and love.

Let's give ourselves a little time to enjoy this recollection.

Welcome back.

Next,

Let's hold that feeling of comfort and love and happiness in our minds for another little while.

This time,

Not so much thinking of the person or persons concerned,

But simply basking in the recollection and warmth of the experience of love.

Just imagine yourself in the most comfortable armchair,

Basking in that remembered happiness.

Let's enjoy a little while thinking back on that.

Welcome back again.

Recalling that wonderful feeling of being so loved,

Can we approach the next day in such a way that we are open to the needs of the people around us,

Really paying attention to them as they speak to us,

And seeing them as people who,

Like ourselves,

Need love and caring?

Now we're not going to physically kiss and hug everyone we come across,

But in our own circle there may be opportunities to be loving and present.

Let's resolve to face today and tomorrow in a way that leaves other people experiencing a feeling of being cared for and loved.

We know what it feels like.

We've been thinking back on it just now.

It feels good.

So let us be the source of that feeling in other people.

Let us cause something that they can look back on as we've just done.

Let's pause to see how we might try to put this into effect.

Welcome back.

Let's now take a few deep breaths as we come back into this present moment,

Noticing breathing in and breathing out in the here and now,

And how that breathing in and out makes us feel present and connected.

A closing thought.

As you prepare to leave this quiet space,

Pack away a piece of this time in your heart.

Wrap it carefully like a precious stone.

Carry it with you through the joys and sorrows of your tomorrows.

Let its gentle glow strengthen you,

Warm you.

May it remind you of all that is good and true.

May it remind you of the many people who strive for high ideals.

Let these reflections be your inspiration to spread love in the world.

Namaste.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Reviews

All we need is Love. Love is all we need. Namaste 🤓🙏🏻

Hi, Tony! It’s always nice when a meditation of yours on IT that I haven’t heard before pops up on my morning list.
This one made me look back on past memories and mindsets and to consider foundational feelings and relationships. I’ve been lucky to have had reliable care and sufficient love throughout my life that gave me confidence and security in myself and in life, no matter its vagaries. I’m lucky for that, and I do try to share it with the people in my life.
Thanks for the opportunity to revisit and refresh this perspective on life.
Have a nice weekend!
Donna

Thank you, I really enjoyed connecting with the loving space and it was exactly what I needed this morning

Many thanks Tony! Such a wonderful meditation and reflection. Looking back and remembering those memories of such love. This made we wonder how many people really take a few moments out of their day to do this. I’m so glad I did today, and will now make time to do this again. I hope your day is filled with love and blessings. 🙏🏻💕

Thank you so much!

Brings me so much gratitude and love I can cry listening to your meditations :)

This was a very special meditation as I reminisced hugging my dad...really felt his presence spiritually and wholeheartedly. Bittersweet...
Thank You🕊

Very good with pauses to think.

Great way to start the day with an open heart going out into this crazy world. I love that there are periods of silence in this meditation. Namaste tony 🙏

Loved this moment,beautiful way to remember we're all able to bring back love in our own life and spread it in others life's

Loving & lovely - thank you!

Thanks for the love, Tony! 💗

Great "loving"exercise. It actually brought tears to my eyes this Father's Day in remembering a time I felt love. Thank you for this message. 🕊🍃

Lovely, peaceful and inspiring, namasté 🙏💖

Wonderfully reflective

Beautiful and inspirational. 💜 Thank you, Tony.

Wonderful. I will definitely return to this, mostly because when Tony asked to remember a time in our lives when we felt loved and supported..... I was hard-pressed to locate such a memory. This stirred in me deep sadness, (which isn't always a "bad" thing) and I ask myself; am I letting IN the love I freely give to others. ?? ..... I ponder... and I thank you Tony. 💙Love Love Love ... me 😊
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Thank you once again Tony. Made me think of truly listening to others . Nameste

Enjoyed this. Thank you!

Always looking forward to your meditations!!