Metta For Untangling The Mind

So with metta,

The invitation is to find a very comfortable posture where you can come to stillness and really relax,

But don't fall asleep.

So settling into that posture,

That awake but relaxed posture,

Closing the eyes if that's supportive for you,

Noticing the breath,

The breath in the body,

Just the body breathing,

Taking a minute to just breathe,

Settle in.

And then today,

Let's just do the first part of inviting that sense of love and well-being by calling to mind someone,

Some being for whom you have this very uncomplicated and easy love.

So it could be a human being,

Could be a canine being,

Feline being,

Spiritual being.

Take a moment to just settle on whoever it is.

And then sensing into that,

That feeling of love,

Appreciation,

Connection with this being,

Letting those mirror neurons flash back and forth so that you're feeling the love that you have for them,

But also sensing the love and warm regard that they have for you works both ways.

And even begin to notice where in the body do you feel this sense of love,

This sense of connection.

And wherever that is,

Just letting it expand into the whole body.

And with some curiosity,

As it maybe hits a tangle here and there,

That tangle could be distraction,

That tangle could be maybe a small argument against the being,

Maybe you're not the right being,

Maybe I should have chosen somebody else,

Could be some self-judgment,

This isn't easy,

I wish I could do this better,

Any kind of tangle at all.

And if you do bump into a tangle,

I'm not saying you will,

But if you do,

Just meet it with a lot of love,

Meet it with a sense of humor,

Meet it with playfulness.

And then come back to the sense of love and well-being that you have when you call to mind your being,

Your person or your other being.

And then tuck this feeling someplace where you can get back to it today.

And I'm not even going to ring the bell,

I'm just going to say whenever you're ready,

You can flutter your eyes open and just keep this sense of metta with you today and see where it's helpful,

See where it's useful.

Thank you,

Everyone.

It's great to sit with you today.

Take good care.