Sink into your comfortable space,
Settle your heart and mind,
It's time to rest and rejuvenate,
Time to bid the day farewell.
Close your eyes and take a breath,
And give your imagination a canvas,
Painted with the colors of the setting sun as it glows on the distant horizon.
Think about all the sunsets you've seen,
The images you've collected for years.
See the pinks and the oranges and purples,
Lighting up like they've been set on fire.
Let your thoughts wander back to your travels,
To the many places you've watched the sunset.
Try to remember your favorite,
The one that also lit you up within.
Think about who you were with that day,
Loved ones and friends alike,
Or maybe you were watching all on your own,
A moment of solitude to soothe your soul.
Call up the feelings that beauty inspired,
The wonder,
The joy,
The awe.
Let those emotions infuse your body and experience that bliss once again.
Memories are meant to come back to us,
To illuminate our lives anew,
And with beauty as arresting as the sunset,
Why not enjoy it as often as you can?
Take a deep breath and let your mind float.
Let it ride on a wave of color.
Exhale and feel like part of the splendor,
Aware of the sun's power in you.
In addition to the magnificence,
Lessons linger in the sunset.
There's more to see than a painted sky,
More to consider than a stunning show.
The sun tells you when to power down,
When to call it a day.
You've made one more trip through your world,
And you deserve to tuck in and rest.
You likely did your best to shine,
To warm everyone in your circle.
When night comes,
It's time to recoup all that you've shared with others.
The sun is fortunate to have a friend,
A partner in its daily cycle.
The moon is there to do its part,
To step in and support the natural order.
Think about who does the same for you,
The person who steps in when you're tired,
Whether that's you or somebody else.
Give thanks for the respite they provide.
There's a rhythm to everything under the sun,
Even for the sun itself.
Just like the dance between night and day,
There's a method to keeping yourself in balance,
In rhythm.
It's all about listening to that inner voice,
To the intuition that won't lead you astray.
Follow the path that feels right for you,
And honor the spirit's need to shut down.
Inhale and feel the rightness in it all,
In the patterns and cadence that guide you.
Exhale and know that you're on the right track,
That even the sun and moon support you.
Sink deeper into yourself as you picture the moon,
The way it waits in the sky for its cue.
Perfectly choreographed by Mother Nature herself,
The changing of the guard is seamless.
Transitions can happen that way for you too.
You can slide from one state to another,
Trust in the process and accept when it's time,
And you'll find yourself gracefully changing.
You too can shine like the sunset.
You can glow like the moon and burn bright in the morning as you celebrate your unique tempo.
Peace and rest are necessary,
So make it a habit to offer yourself the time and space required to renew.
So breathe life into your deepest dreams.
As your sleeping body falls into rhythm,
Let the night hours give you all you need to rise and honor your own brilliance.
Namaste.
Beautiful.
