Be here with me,
Rivers of calm,
As I lay my head down softly and close my eyes.
I feel safe here with you,
Deeply relaxed and soothed.
My attention turns on to my breathing,
And I can finally hear its gentle flow.
The chatter of my busy mind has silenced it for most of the day.
And now as I listen,
As I really tune in,
I can hear the serenity of my beautiful breath.
I can hear the soft ripples of air as they move in and out of my lungs.
I can feel the cool air on my lips as I breathe in,
And warm air on my lips as I breathe out.
I can invite the air outside of me to flow into my body and fill up every single part.
And I can feel myself calmly settling into the gentle rhythm that my breath is creating.
In and out,
Up and down,
Flowing and receding,
Slowing everything down with each beautiful breath.
Flow through me,
Rivers of calm,
And remind me that it's all okay,
That my struggles can be my strength,
And that I have a special place in this world.
I am a part of an infinite river of peace that touches the heavens and the earth beneath me now.
Know this,
Rivers of calm,
So deeply,
So wholly.
So cover me in the waters of your wisdom tonight as my body melts into this bed.
Let sleep come as I feel your gentle currents and am soothed by your presence.
I let myself breathe deeply and exhale completely,
So I can dissolve the thoughts,
The plans,
The tasks,
The anxieties.
Strip all of it down so I can lay here,
Light and free,
Ready to sleep deeply.
You remind me that stillness is vital,
That silence is powerful,
And that harnessing my own stillness inside,
Finding refuge there,
Finding strength there,
Finding myself there,
Is the essence of life.
I often resist coming inside.
I turn my attention away from the stillness calling for me,
Thinking I don't need it,
Believing that the habit of going there doesn't really make a difference.
But I know better.
Days,
Weeks,
And even months can sometimes pass,
And I can feel my soul become entangled in the ego,
The stress,
The noise of the outside world that soon begins to overpower the voice of my soul,
The voice that I find in the stillness.
So I return here to you,
Rivers of calm,
Often weary and seeking solace,
Promising myself again that I will never lose sight of the importance of coming inside,
Knowing that you're always here,
Gentle,
Welcoming,
And silently reminding me that everything's okay,
That all the answers and relief I seek are right here inside of me,
That all I need to do is surrender to the stillness.
So flow with me,
And release yourself from the noise,
And come inside with the rivers of calm.
Namaste.
Beautiful.
