I affirm,
In the stillness of this moment,
I dip my attention into my mind.
My heart space.
Here,
As I pause and breathe into this place of inner repose,
Life's disenchantment,
Disappointment,
Hurts or setbacks,
Offer up more positive perspectives of meaning and purpose.
Resting in this quiet interval of prayer,
My serenity-soaked soul languishes more intently.
My breath deepens,
And I am gently nudged beyond intellectual thought.
This makes it easier to relinquish inhibiting longings for life to be different than how it appears in this moment.
As even greater relaxation descends upon me,
I see that rather than being defined by the circumstances I face,
I can grow and evolve in spite of them.
And while plans may not have turned out as expected or desired,
This does not indicate any failure on my part.
On the contrary,
There is an inner durability and strength within me that can take life's roadblocks and sorrows and turn them into stepping stones that move me toward previously unseen possibilities.
Calmed and composed in this stopping place,
I know I am at choice in how I respond to the soul-evolving opportunities life offers me.
Audacious courage rises up from within,
Halting in their tracks patterns of procrastination or striving for perfection that might be holding me back.
Shadows cast by unfulfilled dreams or disappointment which darkens my moods are blotted out by the gold light I now breathe in and breathe out through my heart center.
With each breath,
This divine gold light seeps into all the cracks of my life and any challenging experiences and spreads beams of healing rays into all the places now ready to be made whole.
And so it is.
Amen.
