Being Open To Life

Begin by finding a comfortable place to sit or lie down.

Let your hands rest softly on your lap.

Close your eyes and allow your breath to deepen like a wave returning to the ocean.

Take a moment to arrive.

Let the pace of the world soften its grip.

Let your shoulders melt.

Let your jaw loosen.

Let yourself feel healthier.

And now,

Gently bring your awareness to your breath.

Inhale,

Feel the life entering you.

And exhale,

Feel yourself softening into the moment.

Inhale,

Out.

Exhale,

Release.

Let this breath become a bridge between you and all that is unfolding.

In this moment,

You don't need to do anything.

Just breathe.

Just be here breathing.

Now,

Slowly bring your palms together in front of your heart.

Feel the warmth between them and then bow your head gently as if in reverence to life,

To yourself,

To the quiet mystery that breathes you.

In this gesture,

Palms together in front of the heart,

Let yourself whisper a silent yes.

Yes to life.

Yes to courage.

Yes to not knowing.

Yes to the way things are and the way they may become.

And now,

Open the hands as if you were receiving a gift.

Hold them out softly.

Open palms.

This is your gesture of devotion,

Of trust,

Of saying,

I am ready to be met by life.

Even when it's wild.

Even when it's still.

Even when I don't understand it.

Even when I don't know what's to come.

Let your breath flow in and out like a prayer.

Let your heart whisper,

I am open.

I am listening.

I am here.

Stay with this for one more breath.

When you're ready,

Slowly return your hands to your lap.

Gently open your eyes and carry this openness with you into the beautiful,

Unpredictable,

Sacred unfolding of your day.