Good morning,
And welcome to the Artist's Morning Writers Club.
This is a 10-minute guided meditation made specifically for new and emerging writers.
Our theme today will be focus.
Specifically,
I will be sharing a practice that will help you stay focused on future you,
To stay focused on this version of you in the future who is thriving,
Who is creating,
Who is expressing,
Who is sharing the deepest,
Most honest stories from your heart with the world.
Perhaps this is a version of you that has published your book.
Perhaps this is a version of you who has a thriving substack community.
Don't overthink it.
Even if you can access future you 1%,
2%,
That is a powerful seed to plant in your present day.
So,
Let's begin our practice.
If your eyes are open,
I want to invite you to close them now.
As we begin to go inwards together,
Taking a few deep,
Long breaths,
Allowing new creative energy in,
And letting go of old,
Stagnant energy with your exhales,
Softening your forehead,
Your jaw,
Your neck,
Giving yourself an opportunity to really land here.
Feel your feet on the ground.
I want you to imagine 100 feet in front of you is future you.
Remember they are thriving.
They are sharing incredible stories.
They are in the energy of courage and confidence and creative flow and momentum.
There's a big smile on their face and perhaps in their hands is your future best-selling book.
Don't overthink.
Just play with me.
Future you 100 feet in front of you.
Take a few deep breaths.
The air here is very special.
It's infused with the confidence,
The focus,
The power of future you.
To your left,
Dear artist,
Is all this noise.
Your social media feed,
The news,
All this noise that distracts you.
To your right,
Dear artist,
Is all this noise that is comparison,
Comparing your writing,
Your journey to other creators.
Noise,
Noise,
Distraction.
And if you take your eyes off of future you in front of you,
Every time you do,
Every time you look to the left,
Look to the right,
Future you takes 10 steps back.
And every time you stay focused,
Gently,
Lovingly,
Present,
Looking straight ahead at your thriving creative self,
Future you takes one big step forward.
We are all human.
From time to time,
We will all get distracted by the noise on the left and the noise on the right.
Be gentle with yourself.
Be kind with yourself.
And be true to yourself.
With every passing day,
The reality that we have one less day here on this incredible planet.
Where you place your energy,
Your focus,
Your presence,
Is where you place your power.
Are you giving your power away to the noise?
Or are you pouring your power into future you?
This is our last song this morning.
I'm going to stay quiet and allow you to explore what could be possible when you stay grounded,
You stay present,
And you stay focused on what really matters.
Bravo,
Dear artist.
Bravo,
Dear writer.
You made it to the end.
And for that,
I am so grateful.
I hope you got some meaningful time with your future self.
So important to do what we can to stay focused on what really matters.
For those that are joining live at the Writer's Club,
I'm going to put 66 minutes on the clock and give us sacred,
Structured time to write together in community.
Of course,
If you're catching this on a replay,
You can do the same as well.
Put some time on your clock and see what's here and ready to be expressed through you.
Thank you once again for meditating with me.
My name is Darius,
And I will see you next time.
