Welcome!
Today we will be exploring our relationship with consistency and following through.
To begin,
Find a quiet space that's private where you can relax into this meditation.
Make sure you have pillows and blankets available,
An eye cover or whatever else you need.
Begin to lay down and close your eyes.
And start by bringing your attention to your body.
Letting go of thoughts,
Agendas,
To-do items,
And just being.
Throughout our day,
We spend so much time in analysis,
Problem solving,
Intellectualizing.
And for the sake of this meditation,
Give your body a break.
Give your mind a break.
Slow down.
All you have to do right now is witness your breath.
Following your breath in and out.
Watching the air move organically into your lungs and out.
Letting go of any thoughts,
Any stressors,
Any emotional reactions.
And just bringing yourself back to your attention on your breath.
Taking three more relaxing breaths here.
Releasing all the muscling and thoughts that we have throughout the day.
Now,
In your mind's eye,
Bring up something that you've been wanting to be consistent with,
But maybe have struggled to do.
Can you see the end?
Can you see the path to get there?
What does the path look like?
Is it smooth and easy?
Are there obstacles,
Bumps,
Hills?
Just notice what your journey to this end goal looks like.
Whatever images your mind brings up for this path gives you information.
Information about how you may achieve this goal,
What has to happen for you to get there,
What blocks may be in the way.
So noticing this path,
Consider what it would take to reach the ends.
What would you have to do to stay steady and focused?
How would you have to steady your energy as you move forward?
Is there a psychological component to the difficulty or even a physical component?
If there is a physical component,
That may be an indication that this process is activating your nervous system.
Your fear about struggling to reach the ends may be activating your nervous system reactions.
If so,
Make sure to take longer exhales,
Breathing out as you take each step.
As you look ahead,
Notice what blocks come up to being consistent in completing your process to reach the end goal.
What do these blocks look like?
Are they large?
Do they feel insurmountable?
Are they doable?
Continue down your path and if there are blocks,
Just notice what would have to happen for you to move through these blocks with love and compassion.
Releasing judgment that they're there and loving yourself and even the blocks.
As you move forward,
Imagining that you start to move through them,
Softening the blocks as you begin to imagine a steady flow of energy between you and the completion of your goal.
Begin to imagine that between you and the goal,
If there isn't already,
There may be a soft flowing river or a beam of energy moving you consistently to your goal.
And even as those blocks come up,
With love and compassion,
You soften them.
And even if they're difficult,
You move around,
Through,
Over these blocks.
Play out in your mind,
Visualizing to the very end,
Meeting your goal.
Walking through the whole paths till you reach the ends.
And once you reach the end,
Notice how it feels.
What changes in your energy and your body state as you reach the end?
Does the imagery change and the environment change as you reach your end goal?
How does it feel to have accomplished meeting your goal,
Looking back on the paths you walked,
And feeling confident and proud in the work that you've done?
How does it feel to have accomplished meeting your goal,
Looking back on the paths you've walked?
Know that you can come back to this meditation anytime for a quick boost to help you when you feel like you're veering off track.
Without judgment,
Just return to this short meditation to keep you on track.
You can bring yourself to this meditation as many times as you need.
At this time,
We'll begin to come back to the room,
Back to your body in the here and now.
So slowly bringing attention back to your fingers and toes,
And reorienting to your space with soft blinks.
I thank you for joining me on this meditation.
I hope that you will use it to help you stay on track.
And I look forward to reconnecting with you soon in another meditation.
