Shapeshift and surprise yourself.
Our lives change when we do something different.
When we commit to something new,
When we call forth change.
And in order for that to happen,
We have to be different.
We have to shift some aspect of ourselves.
We can take on our own transformation.
We can be more than we think we can be.
One of the most effective ways to bring about change is shifting our sense of self,
Is changing what we think we're capable of,
Is doing it differently.
I promise you that taking new action will bring about new results.
That doing things differently will cause some change into your life.
We all have routines and shortcuts.
We're designed that way.
Our brains teach us to learn things so that we don't have to process every single thing every single time.
And yet we can get stuck in ruts and routines that don't serve us.
Especially when it comes to the way that we see ourselves.
If we see ourselves as someone that can have great relationships or make money easily.
Or do hard things,
We're more likely to take on new challenges,
To ask for what we want.
And to dare to move towards what matters most to us.
Often our own sense of self is the place where we get most stuck.
Where we are most limited.
For sure.
There are things around us that block us.
Society is unjust and unequal.
There really are things that we have to tend to that are a heavy load on us.
And yet we have so much personal power to do it differently.
We can have such immense impact on our own lives.
So,
In this session,
I invite you to shapeshift your sense of self.
To tackle something new.
Can't say what that area is for each of you.
Perhaps for some folks they sit in zen meditation every day,
Stick to a rigid routine.
That could be wonderful.
If you only ever do linear things,
Contained and controlled?
Try doing something spontaneous.
Try shaking it out and daring to do something different.
Asking inspiration to come in to lift you up,
To take you in a new direction.
Perhaps there are others of you out there that are stuck in chaos.
Have no routine or regularity.
Your house is a mess.
Your mind is in mayhem.
Perhaps you're a wonderful creative genius.
I dare say much good flows through you.
And yet,
What would it be to dive into discipline?
To bring some order in.
To contain and corral and set a course towards something that matters and commit to it.
There are a million examples between these two but today I want most of all to give you permission.
Permission to dare to think about yourself in a new way.
To love yourself up,
To see yourself in new wonderful ways.
Today I want to invite you to have fierce faith in yourself.
And in this process of shape-shifting.
To know that you can choose to do it differently,
To believe in yourself,
To believe in better.
So as you listen,
Drink deep of this sense of possibility.
Don't just let my words land in your ears.
Open your heart.
Call in a sense of feeling good about yourself,
Of feeling delighted with your life.
Feel some sense of possibility sneak in.
Call in a sense of,
Wow,
I think I can do it differently.
Think I can dare to make a change.
I can change who I think I am.
Be willing to see yourself in new ways.
Let that voice of I could never do that or I could never have that fall to the floor.
Shake it off with your hands if you like.
Let it drop.
Place your hands,
Palms side up.
Open in your lap and ready to receive.
Let your spine extend up.
Feel the width of your body.
Feel yourself rest down with dignity,
With surety,
With a sense of,
I can do this.
I can have this.
I can be something new.
There is more in my life waiting for me.
And I'm willing to let myself have it.
I'm willing to be delighted.
I'm willing to change who I thought I was and see that I can be more.
I love the Walt Whitman quote.
He says,
I am large,
I contain multitudes.
Often we stunt our own growth when we get stuck in who we are.
So as we finish this audio,
I am pouring you such a spoonful of the medicine of possibility.
Take a big sip of it,
That you can do more,
That you can be more.
Go and learn something new,
Listen to a podcast,
Change your routine.
Workout or rest.
Dare to do something different for you.
Dare to see yourself in a new way.
See the good in you.
Cheer yourself on,
Lift yourself up.
Believe in yourself.
And know that you can shapeshift your sense of self.
You don't have to be tied to your old story.
To the things you thought you can and can't do.
Drink in the spaciousness of possibility.
Dare to be delighted in yourself.
Dare to do it differently and see how the world reacts in response.
I want you to finish up with this deep sense of openness.
Maybe there's more to me than I thought.
Maybe I can do it differently.
Yes,
I think I can,
And I want to.
And just for today i'm gonna commit to change to changing the way I see myself.
To loving myself more.
To letting myself live more,
To letting life touch me more,
And to letting my own life force out of me more,
So I can impact others,
So I can dare to give my gifts.
So I can shapeshift my sense of myself and surprise myself.
I commit to change in good ways.
I commit to shapeshifting for the better.
I commit to exploring what I do not yet know.
And I commit to daring to be delighted.
Thank you for your practice.
I wish you such a wonderful day ahead.
