Take a deep breath,
In through your nose,
Out through your mouth.
Breathe deeply,
Slowly,
Again,
Breathing in,
Feel your belly expand,
Your chest soften,
And exhale,
Letting the air carry away whatever you've been holding.
Bring your awareness to your body,
Feel where you're being supported,
The chair,
The floor,
The surface beneath you.
Let yourself soften into that support,
Shoulders drop,
Jaw unclenches,
Hands rest loosely.
You don't have to hold anything right now,
Not the list,
Not the worry,
Not the world,
Just breathe.
With every exhale,
Imagine laying something down,
Tiny invisible weights you've been carrying,
Expectations,
Obligations,
That quiet pressure to make sure that everyone else is okay.
Let it go,
Let it go,
Let it go.
For this moment,
You are enough,
Exactly as you are.
For every moment,
You are enough,
Exactly as you are.
Now picture yourself standing in a beautiful open space.
It might be a garden,
A meadow,
A quiet stretch of beach.
The air feels clean and gentle against your skin,
Like the last few minutes before the sunset.
This is your place of restoration.
Here,
Your giving heart can rest.
At the center of your chest,
You notice a warm glow.
This is the seat of your generosity.
This is the light you give from,
Your love,
Your empathy,
Your capacity to care.
Take a deep breath into that space.
See it brighten with every inhale,
Expanding,
Pulsing gently like a heartbeat.
You've shared this light freely,
Poured it into others,
Friends,
Family,
Work,
The small kindnesses that no one ever sees.
You've given from love,
Because that is who you are.
Now imagine that glow not leaving you,
But circulating through you,
Flowing up through your chest,
Down your arms,
Through your fingertips,
Then looping back into that giving heart.
A beautiful current,
Giving and receiving in perfect rhythm.
This is the true nature of generosity.
Not depletion,
But flow.
Each inhale draws that light inward,
As though you've been breathing in your own kindness.
Each exhale radiates it outward,
Not forced,
Not draining,
Just easy expansion.
Inhale,
Receive.
Exhale,
Give.
Feel the balance in that,
The truth in it.
Your giving spirit was never meant to run dry.
It was meant to be fueled by love.
Love that includes you.
Now bring to mind one person or being that you've loved deeply.
Someone you've given to without hesitation.
Feel how natural it is to extend care to them.
That tenderness,
That desire to support,
To uplift.
Now gently turn that same energy toward yourself.
If it feels right,
Place a hand over your heart,
Or on your cheek,
A small gesture of kindness.
Whisper to yourself,
I deserve this too.
Say it softly,
But with conviction,
I deserve this too.
Let those words land.
You do.
You are not selfish for needing rest,
For needing love or support.
You are not less generous when you include yourself in the circle of care.
You are more whole.
Now imagine that glow from your heart expanding,
Filling the entire space around you.
You're inside your own light.
Radiant,
Balanced,
Strong.
In this energy,
You can feel it.
The possibility of living from overflow instead of exhaustion.
Of giving from fullness,
Not fear.
Of letting your kindness be your superpower,
Never your burden.
See yourself moving through life from this place.
Clear eyed,
Soft hearted,
Open handed.
You say yes,
When you mean yes.
And no,
When you mean no.
You give because it's aligned,
Not because it's expected.
And your impact,
It grows wider,
Truer,
Deeper,
Because it comes from integrity and love,
Not need,
Not depletion,
Never expectation.
Take one last deep breath in,
Feeling that current of giving and receiving move through you.
And exhale,
Letting it settle into every cell,
Every layer of your being.
You are a giver,
Yes.
And you are also a receiver.
A person of both grace and strength,
Whose generosity begins now and always from within.
Begin to bring your awareness back to the room around you.
Wiggle your fingers and your toes.
Roll your shoulders.
Carry this energy,
This balance,
This empowered generosity with you as you move through your day.
Because only from this place,
This radiant wholeness,
Can you truly give your gifts to the world.
