Hey there.
I know you're feeling worried today.
That makes sense.
And I know it's really uncomfortable to feel worried and anxious.
And so I'm just here to be with you.
And to be with myself too.
Because I know how tough worry can feel.
Especially when it feels like out of our control.
Or if it's too big for us to do anything about exactly right now.
And so I just want to sit with you in your worry and hold space for it.
And allow it to be here.
Because when we think we shouldn't be worried about this.
Or if we need to just move on.
Or if I shouldn't be freaking out about this again.
I feel like that's the thought my brain has often.
We're just resisting it.
And what we resist persists.
And so actually when we can take time to sit down and purposefully worry.
Which is what we're going to be doing here today.
It takes a lot of the power away.
Because we're not running away from it anymore.
And so that's what I want to do with you here today.
I often set aside what I call worry time.
Which is what I'm doing with you now.
To give my brain this space.
And then when I want to worry outside of the designated time.
I just tell my brain,
Hey we've got time set aside for that.
Hold on to that for later.
And it's been really interesting.
The more I do this.
The more I see that worry.
A lot of my worries are very similar across the day to day.
And sometimes are like repeated.
It's like the same three worries sometimes.
And so if you want to come back to this day after day.
I'd love to see you here.
And if this feels complete afterwards.
All good too.
But I also think that when I'm worried.
There's energy that's caught up in my body that wants to move.
And so today I'm going to offer for you to move your body as we do this.
So whether that's like rocking yourself back and forth.
Maybe you like give yourself a hug and rock.
If that feels good.
Maybe you shake your hands.
If that feels good.
Sometimes that can be releasing.
The other thing I really like to do is called tapping.
And for me,
I just take like my three middle fingers.
And the tips of my fingers or even like my fingernails.
And I just like lightly tap my body.
Today I'm going to be doing it just around my eye.
So like above my eyebrow.
To the side where like your sunglasses are.
And then underneath like where your bags of your eyes would be.
And I'm just going to like tap on each of those three spots a couple of times with one of my hands.
You can do it with both hands if that feels good.
And if you're interested in it,
There's something called EFT tapping.
That does more specific body parts as well like body points.
And that can be really helpful for worry and anxiety.
Just to help your body kind of walk through and calm down and know that you're safe.
Another one of the points is between your nose and your lips.
So if you want to use that one.
And then your chin.
If you want to include those.
But for me today I'm going to just do it around my eye.
Just tap a couple of times and then move on to the next spot when it feels good to you.
We're just going to give worry space.
Because it makes sense to be worried.
Right?
Whatever you're worrying about,
That makes sense.
It's part of the human experience unfortunately.
Right?
But it makes sense.
And I want you to just give yourself some space to talk it out.
Tell me what's up.
What are you worried about?
I'm going to give you 20 seconds.
Ready?
Go.
Alright.
If there are more things on your mind,
Pause this audio.
Keep talking.
Play me when you're ready.
But I want you to just keep tapping or shaking or swaying side to side.
Whatever feels good to you throughout our time together.
Because this is the truth.
The world,
The universe,
God,
Whatever you believe in,
That which is greater,
Never gives you more than you can handle.
Your body never gives you more than you can handle.
Grief is real.
Fear is real.
It makes sense why you're feeling worried,
Why you're feeling scared,
Why you're feeling anxious.
It makes sense.
And maybe it's trying to tell you something.
Maybe there's something you want to do differently or pay attention to in a different way.
But also,
Maybe it's just your brain.
Human brains are designed to look for the negative.
To find the problems and solve them.
So I wonder which worries are in your control and which ones are not.
It makes sense to be worried.
And I know you can handle it.
You've handled all the things up until this day.
I know you can handle this thing in front of you.
Even if it means you're losing something,
That's really sad.
That sucks.
And I know you'll be okay.
It doesn't mean that it's okay.
But I know that you're safe.
And that you're loved.
And that everything's going to be working out eventually.
Even if you can't see it right now.
I think those are the thoughts that I've always needed to hold on to.
Especially in my times of deep grief for myself.
My times of deep fear.
My own work and life.
It makes sense.
I wish we had a crystal ball,
Right?
Where we could zoom forward in the future.
And see how it all is going to work out.
And maybe if it feels good.
And something that I really like to do for my own worry.
Is to pretend that I do.
I imagine what it's going to look like.
When it is all figured out.
When everything that I'm worried about is done.
Because worrying is just thinking about the worst case scenario.
Worrying is just our brains trying to solve a problem.
Or multiple problems that haven't happened yet.
Or that we're afraid are going to happen.
Or that are happening now that we don't know how to handle.
And sometimes it's leaning into the best case scenario.
What's the best that could happen?
Or how is this all going to unfold eventually?
Maybe it would feel good to write down all of your worries and then burn them.
Maybe it would feel good to go talk to a friend about the worries that you have.
Maybe it's enough to keep reminding your brain that it's all working out for you.
That the universe supports you.
That it loves you.
And that it wants good things for you.
And that this worry,
This growth is happening so that you can have the life that you want.
And hold on to that magic wand.
Hold on to that crystal ball that tells you that everything is going to be okay.
Because I know that it's going to.
Let's take one more breath in.
And let it all go.
Imagine that you could blow all of the worries out of your body.
And breathe in light.
Let's do it one more time.
Breathing in lightness and goodness and ease.
And letting go of all of the worry.
I almost see it as like dark black thick smoke coming out of my mouth.
And sparkles coming in as I breathe in.
We'll do it one more time.
Let it all go.
And I'll see you for your next worry time.
Alright,
Talk to you soon.
