Take a moment to observe how we are arriving here,
Perhaps lots of thoughts racing around in the mind,
Some tension in certain parts of the body,
Just noticing all of this without trying to change any of it,
Allowing all the tightness,
Pressure or tension we feel without trying to do away with it and now bring your attention,
If you can,
To where the body is making contact with the floor or with the chair we are sitting on,
Perhaps our back is touching the chair,
Leaning on it,
Noticing how the weight is carried by the chair and where the feet are making contact with the ground and now expanding our awareness slowly into the rest of our body,
Noticing what's happening in our feet,
In our knees,
In our hips,
In our lower abdominal area,
In our shoulders and in our head and noticing the state of our breath as the air comes in and leaves the body,
Again not trying to alter or change anything in the field of perception but simply noticing it and now in this state of connected awareness,
In this state where I am centered in myself,
I gently bring up the last time I felt sensations of stress or anxiety in a social situation,
Perhaps it was a colleague at work,
Perhaps a superior,
A manager at work,
Even a group of well-known friends and now I bring my awareness to one person of choice,
I ask myself,
Can I be curious about this person,
What was their life like,
How did they grow up,
Did their parents love them,
Did their friends accept them,
Did they have a happy childhood,
What challenges might they be facing right now in their personal life,
What life experiences do they have within them that inform their thoughts and actions today,
Perhaps they have suffered too in their relationships,
Perhaps they have experienced loss,
Perhaps they have experienced fear of various sorts,
Just the way I experience fear,
Perhaps their fear is about something else that I do not know,
What goals and ambitions does this person have,
What makes them the way they are,
Perhaps they are too stern in their speech,
Perhaps they are assertive,
Perhaps they don't quite give me eye contact or anyone else to,
Perhaps they are lost in their own world,
What makes them give or have this outward appearance,
Do they feel fear the way I feel it,
Do they experience pain the way I experience it,
Do they experience desire the way I feel it,
Do they suffer much like I do,
Because if they do,
Then they are not so different from me after all,
Perhaps the only thing different between me and them is the experiences that we have had,
But can I see the person behind all of those experiences,
Can I put my own experiences aside in order to do so,
Who are they beyond all their fears,
Pleasures,
Sorrows and longings,
Who am I beyond my pleasures,
Fears,
Sorrows and longings and I see that there is not much different between me and them,
Perhaps to be in their company is more or less like being in my own company,
That means I am always safe in the company of this person,
For I am coexisting with only a slightly different version of myself and if I am safe with this person in their company that must mean I am always safe in the company of others,
I am always safe in the company of others,
Even though it may not be obvious through the exterior of a person,
Even though their mannerisms,
Their speech,
The language they speak,
The culture they come from,
The way their body differs from mine makes it seem that they are two different,
Deep down we are one and the same,
Therefore I am always safe in the company of others and therefore I am letting go of all the fear I carry,
I am letting go of all the fear I carry,
Human beings come in many different forms and all forms are equal,
Human beings come in many different forms and all forms are equal,
At the level of the subconscious mind everyone is the same,
For I feel fear the way they feel fear,
I feel pleasure the way they feel pleasure,
I feel pain the way they feel pain,
There is no difference,
I am always safe in the company of others,
I am letting go of all the fear I carry,
Human beings come in many different forms and all forms are equal,
Therefore everyone is my friend,
Everyone is my friend,
Everyone is my friend,
I am always safe in the company of others,
I am letting go of all the fear I carry,
Human beings come in many different forms and all forms are equal,
Everyone is my friend,
Everyone is my friend,
Everyone is my friend.
