Hello and welcome to this short meditation about overcoming fear of judgment,
How to embrace your spiritual calling despite what others might think of that decision.
You can come back to this as often as you like and as often as these limiting thoughts come into your mind.
Let's begin by taking a deep breath,
Allowing it to move in into your lungs very softly as if it were meant to be there and exhaling slowly at your own rhythm.
Take another deep breath and continue on taking deep breaths now.
Slowly in,
Softly filling your lungs and reminding you of the fact that you are alive and breathing in here.
Feel the steady rhythm,
A reminder that you are here for a reason.
You can place your hand on your heart,
Feeling the heartbeat and reminding yourself that you are here for a reason.
Keep breathing as deeply as is comfortable throughout the meditation as we speak about some of the thoughts that come up when you decide to start embracing your spiritual calling.
You may even have images of people who you think will be judging you come to your mind.
Remember that fear of judgment is natural.
It's part of being human,
But it does not define you.
Keep breathing in and out at your own pace and imagine a flame within your heart space.
Small but steady,
And imagine it could warm the hand on your heart.
Imagine you could feel it tickling in your fingers as the warmth spreads up through your hand,
Past your wrist,
Through your arm,
And feel as it slowly spreads throughout your entire body.
Reaching every space inside your body,
Warming it,
A beautiful sense of the power you hold within.
Feeling it spread to the tips of your ears,
Top of your head,
The tips of your other hand,
Throughout your chest and lungs,
And even your internal organs.
Feeling it flow all the way through to the tips of your toes.
This flame represents your spiritual calling.
It is uniquely yours and doesn't need anybody else's approval to burn brightly.
And now imagine that that flame can also warm the bed or the chair or the floor beneath you.
It can start to warm whatever furniture you're next to sitting on,
And in fact can warm the entire room you're in.
Spreading slowly but surely,
Bringing warmth and a sense of comfort.
If anybody's face comes to mind,
Someone who may judge you may not think this is a right path for you or may be worried for you,
Picture that warmth from the flame extending from your fingertips to theirs,
Watching as it slowly warms their bodies entirely as well.
Feel their hearts soften and look at them and feel what their fear might be for you,
Allowing those fears to melt gently.
With the warmth of your inner flame,
You are here to share your light with this world.
Let your flame bring warmth to the world around you.
As you watch your flame warm not only the room you're in but the entire building,
Glowing with a gentle soft warmth.
And watch as it extends even further to your neighborhood.
Engulfing every tree,
Park bench,
Apartment building,
Grocery store,
And every person as they pass by,
Driving their cars or walking around.
And watch as this light,
The light within your heart,
Extends even further now to your whole country,
Warming every space,
Every mountain,
Every river,
And if it reaches the ocean,
Watch how it ripples through the water even faster now as it engulfs the entire earth in the glow and the warmth of your unique flame.
Small but steady.
You are here to share your light.
Allow your flame to grow brighter with each step you take toward your calling.
Whisper to yourself every single day,
I am enough.
My path is sacred.
I trust myself.
Thank you so much for meditating today and remember you can come back to this practice at any time.
And actually,
I encourage you to come back every day or whenever you're feeling doubt.
This is my gift to you.
Feel free to use it and use it wisely.
Thank you.
