A friend of mine asked me to do a prayerful meditation for this time of uncertainty and I wasn't quite sure what to say.
I wasn't quite sure how to go about it.
And I realized that I at the time just wasn't ready.
That I needed to take more time to process and care for myself and allow the emotions that I was experiencing to move through me to feel more connected and grounded in my body and more connected with the earth,
With the source of life.
And time and time again,
Over the course of the past couple of weeks,
I have been reminded that there is a power that is giving us life,
That is keeping everything in motion.
The earth,
The sun,
Every budding,
Blooming flower,
The new life that is springing up all around us.
And when we fall into the trappings of society and the fear that we can feel all around us,
Even if we know or believe to be true that everything is working out to a highest good,
We feel the effects.
We feel the vibrational effects of the fear,
The anxiety.
We feel our own feelings of frustration,
Of concern,
Of grief.
And it is a lot to experience.
There is a lot of unknown,
But through it all,
The flowers are continuing to bloom.
Trees are budding and flowering too.
New life is continuing.
Trees are being born and all is well.
All is well.
This period of time of uncertainty and concern is going to pass.
We are moving through it in the best ways that we know how.
When we fall into that fear,
We can let it be a reminder that we are not in control and how much better life is when we step back and stop trying to be in control of that which is not now or ever going to be in our control.
What do we have control over?
We have control over our own responses.
How we respond is our choice.
So I offer this prayerful meditation to you,
To us,
As a collective.
As a collective of humans,
Of beings,
Of a planet,
All here together,
I offer this as a collective healing effort that we begin to recognize in this moment and in as many moments as we can that this life is a gift,
That this life is so precious and that we have the opportunity to choose how we want to live,
To choose what we want to do with this gift that we've been given.
So I offer this back as a gift to you and to the source of life itself.
Thank you for being with me on this journey.
Thank you.
As we begin the meditation,
I invite you to take some time to connect with your body as you feel it in this moment.
Notice where and how you feel the points of contact between your body and the surface that is holding you here and feel the elements of the earth,
The wood,
And the metal,
And the fabric,
And the building,
Or on the earth upon which you are resting.
Sense that all these supports are here for you.
The earth itself is here for you,
Caring for you,
Giving you life.
That every element within the earth and every element around you is within you.
Everything is connected.
Sense the water flowing,
The streams,
The rivers,
The oceans of the earth are within you too.
Warming and streaming,
Hydrating,
Cleansing,
Purifying the body,
The body,
The land of the body.
The fire that warms you from within,
That digests the food that nourishes your body.
The same fire that keeps you warm at night.
The fire that keeps you warm during the day.
The sun.
The warmth created from wood,
Coal,
Kerosene,
Electricity.
The same energy moving within you,
Energizing,
Metabolizing everything that you receive so that you may give more freely the air surrounding and flowing within you with each breath that sustains you.
Each breath flowing in and out,
Carrying life energy to every cell.
The space in which every cell,
Every particle,
Every element exists and moves to take form,
Creating you.
Everything within you is in every other being,
Every element,
And yet you were created in a unique and beautiful way.
You were created with a purpose,
With special gifts to offer the world.
Let's take a moment of gratitude to thank this creative energy,
This healing energy that has brought us to life and continues to breathe us in each moment,
To say thank you.
Thank you for this gift of life.
Thank you for all that I have.
Thank you for trusting me with all of this.
Find me in how I may best be of service to love,
To healing,
To joy,
To life itself.
What would you have me do?
Where would you have me go?
Who would you have me serve?
I know that you are giving me everything I need in this and every moment to do what I am meant to do while in this body,
While on this earth at this time.
And notice what has arisen.
Notice if any images,
Any emotions,
Any words have come to mind.
And connect with whatever you feel is guiding you and whatever calling or purpose you are feeling led to be or do.
Connect with it in whatever way you can.
Using it,
Sensing it,
Visualizing it,
Or stating it to yourself.
As you feel this connection,
Or perhaps you don't feel the connection,
Perhaps it feels far off or cloudy or dark even.
That's okay.
Honor whatever you are experiencing in this moment.
Honor whatever is rising up for you.
This is the gift that you are giving yourself to be just as you are.
To honor whatever comes up,
To hold space.
This is a lot.
It can feel like a lot.
So take the time to feel it.
To breathe while feeling it.
To nourish it with the breath.
Whatever sensations,
Emotions may be arising,
Welcome the breath to nourish them.
As you relax your body around the emotions or sensations.
Not softening any holdings.
Feeling a sense of ease or security.
Knowing that you can do this.
That you can just be here now.
That you can let yourself feel these feelings.
Feel them,
Notice where you feel them in your body.
Notice where they begin and where they end.
Just watch,
Watch as the feelings flow through.
Watch as your breathing continues.
As your body relaxes.
Notice whatever is coming up and allow it to be just as it is.
Remembering that you are not alone and you have never been alone.
That the same life that brought you into this world is guiding you.
Always carrying you at times.
Walking alongside of you at times.
Giving you strength,
Wisdom,
Power and love.
And we offer ourselves to life itself.
What would you have me do?
Where would you have me go?
Who would you have me serve?
As I place the healing of this planet in your hands.
As I turn it over to life itself,
The power that heals.
Trusting knowing that healing is happening in this and every moment.
That we are all moving through this together.
That we are all being guided.
This is our opportunity to listen.
Be quiet and still and listen.
Thank you.
