So let's take a pause here just now and let's really get present,
Let's do a meditation together that everyone can follow along with and I think I've got the perfect one for this.
So I want everyone to just close their eyes and take the deepest breath you've taken all day.
Just set the intention to embody confidence.
Don't worry if that doesn't mean anything to you,
Just trust in the process.
Take another deep breath.
And just imagine that you are a seed that's been planted.
You are buried deep underground,
Completely surrounded by darkness.
Feel the weight of the dirt on top of you pushing you down,
Surrounding you.
Completely closed in.
Just imagine being watered,
What does that feel like as a seed?
Imagine being watered,
Feeling drops of water splashing on you through the dirt and absorbing that life energy from all of the energy around you.
The dirt around you has nutrients,
The water provides energy and nutrients and then feel that energy building up inside of you and I want you to just really tense every single part of your body.
Tense your forehead,
Your nose,
Your mouth,
Your neck,
Your shoulders,
Your chest,
Your abs,
Your arms,
Your legs,
Your feet.
Tense every single part of your body as tightly as you can.
Then imagine all of that energy shoot up out of the top of your head.
Let it release,
Let it flow up.
Imagine a stalk growing as if the seed was germinating and feel that push through the barrier of the ground.
As a seed,
You keep being watered,
You keep getting nutrients from the ground,
You start receiving sunlight as well with this new layer that you have achieved and you bloom and you grow.
I want you now to fast forward a hundred years,
A hundred years later you are this giant tree and you've weathered all kinds of storms,
You've been through so much.
You've gone through summers with plenty of sunlight,
Lots of nutrients,
Lots of water and winters shedding your leaves,
Letting go,
Being in the autumn,
Being in the spring,
Experiencing new growth,
Experiencing new life again and again and again and again and it's really built you to who you are.
Just imagine being that tree,
Standing tall with all of this experience.
I want you to imagine how deep your roots are as well,
Imagine how many connections you've got connecting to all of the trees around you,
Connected to everything through the dirt,
The whole microcosm underneath the ground and all of the life above the ground,
All of the birds that nest,
Any other animals,
Insects,
Bugs,
Whatever that live on you.
Mighty tree and just imagine standing strong.
What does that feel like?
Feel that space,
Feel that sense of confidence,
Even sit up straighter if you're not already.
Really embody being this tall,
Mighty tree.
When you're ready,
Open your eyes and take a deep breath.