With your eyes closed and in a place where you can fully relax,
You are invited to enter into meditation and blessing for this year's election.
Take a deep breath in.
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And breathe out slowly.
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And breathe in.
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And breathe out.
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Feel a wave of calming peace enter at the crown of your head.
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And move down through your scalp and face.
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Through your neck.
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Into your shoulders.
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Arms.
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And chest.
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Feel calming peace enter your stomach and back.
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Hips.
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Legs.
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And feet.
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In this peaceful state,
Begin to connect with the values you hold most dear.
Maybe you value freedom or fairness,
Faith,
Progress,
Health,
Education,
Family,
Prosperity,
Integrity,
And independence.
Take a moment to align with the values that are most precious to you.
With all the discord and strife in our world,
It is meaningful to lift our voices and advance a healthy vision for the future.
Take a moment,
Guided by your values,
To envision what you hope for in your community.
What would you change?
What would you improve?
Envision your community and nation for what you want it to become,
Informed by your values.
Now,
Begin to connect with the idea that this vision can become reality when we lift our voices together with our neighbors.
Yet,
Healing is so dearly needed.
Imagine the energy of grace and peace moving into discussions and actions surrounding the election.
If you would like,
Send positive intentions to everyone in your community,
Including any with whom you may be at odds.
Imagine hearts being touched and healed.
Voting is the language of democracy,
And when we vote,
We exercise a sacred right and responsibility.
In essence,
Our vote is an expression of deep love for our community and our country.
To be faithful to our responsibility,
It is essential for us as voters to understand how our values and vision for our community align with the candidates and issues.
So now,
Sense a beautiful,
Warm light at your heart space.
See the light shimmering and shining in a color that represents purity to you.
A pure heart is vital when we make choices and decisions.
May you now make an intention to engage in the election with a pure heart.
May you keep your focus pure and gracefully rebuff attempts to mislead or sow division.
You may want to repeat these affirmations silently or aloud.
I am grateful for the precious gift of democracy.
My sacred vote reflects the values I hold dear.
I engage in the election with a pure heart.
I engage in the election peacefully and honorably with a pure heart.
May all members of our communities and nation join each other with pure hearts in this election to advance the healthiest,
Most productive version of our communities and nation.
As each person affirms the responsibility to peacefully and honorably engage with our democracy,
We can begin to envision our respect and trust in one another re-emerging.
We can envision our communities striving for unity and building bridges across our different differences.
May we as voters morally and peacefully use our power to shape the future,
A just future where we all are lifted and can fulfill our potential.
May each of us cast our ballot as an expression of our commitment to ourselves,
To one another,
To our country,
And to our world.
May election officials engage in the election with a pure heart.
May the election be fair and ethical with every vote counted.
And may our communities and nation move forward constructively and peacefully post-election.
Now spend a few silent moments in meditation on these blessings and intentions.
And now as we bring this meditation to a close,
Begin to welcome movement back into your body.
And when you're ready,
Open your eyes.
Bring your intentions for a fair and peaceful election with you back into the interactions of your day.
Shower grace and peace on everyone you meet today.
