From Shampinyada,
I'm Colleen Thomas.
This is Everyday Magic for Ukraine.
Today we soothe a broken heart.
Welcome to the circle.
So the only thing you need today,
If you have it,
If it's easy,
Is a blanket.
And if you don't have one or it's not easy,
You're welcome to simply imagine a blanket.
Perhaps a nice beginning today might be connecting with our hearts.
How does that feel to you?
Is that something that would maybe feel okay for you today?
Sense into it and we'll go slowly.
First let's actually find our bodies.
So notice what you are sitting,
Standing or lying on,
Where your body is making contact with that thing that is supporting you,
Whether it's a chair or a bed or the floor or maybe a seat on a train.
Just say hello to whatever is supporting you.
Notice how your body is making contact.
So now that you're beginning to notice your body,
See if you can feel a little bit more into your heart.
Notice the area around your heart.
Notice your chest.
Notice how your heart feels.
If you paused right now and you looked into your heart and go gently here,
What do you feel?
What do you notice?
How's your heart today?
If somebody you really trusted and you really loved came up to you right now and you had all the time in the world and they said,
How is your heart?
What is going on in your heart?
What is on your heart today?
What is in your heart at this moment?
What do you think you would tell them?
So now staying with that heart energy,
I'm going to consider the idea of soothing a broken heart.
And if your heart is a broken heart in this moment for any reason,
I invite you to bring in so much love.
Just call in all the love to your heart.
The very first step in doing any kind of magic is making sure we're in a good place.
So call in the love to yourself right now.
This can be love from you.
This can be love of people who love you.
This can be love from the flowers and the trees in the world,
The flowing waters of the ocean,
The bright light of the sun,
The reflective light of the moon.
Call to any deities or ancestors or guides you might work with and align yourself with the love that they are sending you.
And now maybe ask yourself,
What else does your heart need right now?
If your heart could have anything it needs,
What would it be?
It might be an end to a certain kind of pain and whatever pain might be there in your heart might be something that can't be fixed or changed.
And if that's the case,
What could comfort your heart alongside that pain?
Would it be a friend sitting with you holding your hand?
A friend snuggled up with you under a quilt on a couch with cups of tea?
Maybe you love watching TV with you or just maybe being around while you live your day,
While you have your day.
Would it be receiving a letter from someone you love or flowers or just having space for your heart?
So this is the moment when I would love for you to grab your blanket if you have one or just imagine a blanket.
And I would love for you to wrap yourself up in that blanket if that works for you or just hold it really tightly and begin the process of transferring those things that your heart really needs into this blanket.
Asking and allowing this blanket to become a kind of talisman,
A kind of amulet,
Allow it to absorb the vibration of the things you need.
You can see the blanket beginning to glow maybe in your favorite color,
Knowing it's taking on a helpful,
Magical quality right now.
See it happening,
Know it is happening,
State it as your intention that this blanket is absorbing this magic.
And now you have this amazing blanket in your mind's eye or physically in your hands that you can put on when you need some love.
And the fun part about magically enhancing items around us is that nobody ever has to know that this blanket has this meaning for you.
You can just grab it when you want it,
Throw it on,
Get under it,
Whatever,
Imagine it,
And nobody will know why you're doing it.
It's like your little self-care secret.
And as we close today,
I just want to remind you how powerful and important tears are.
If tears are part of your experience,
Know that your tears are sacred.
May we always remember to slow down and give any broken heart extra,
Extra,
Extra love.
May it be so.
Thank you so much for being with us today.
Your presence,
Your energy,
And your heart make all the difference in healing our world.
Remember to breathe today.
Breathe and expand.
And I hope you join us again next time.
Please consider inviting a friend.
