The week begins in high anxiety,
which I can tell you feels like a constant
churning inside
worries of unknown origin
incessant
gnawing
some sort of invisible thing
chewing away at small pieces inside
of me
or running wildly on a wheel to get
very quickly
nowhere
Ugh… really is my first thought
I know this feeling well
can recognize it almost instantly
comes as a
cycle
shift I think, in hormones
or something
pays no dividends to fight it
wastes precious time and energy trying to
sort it out
best thing I know, is just
to
put the kettle on
invite it in…
which is to say, as always
to begin with slowly
deeply, breathing
in
and a meditation of loving kindness
which begins simply
with me
May I be guided kindly and gently through my day
then I expand out, to my family of loved ones
one by
one, repeating…
as I have to be at work
I spend my morning repeating the mantra
for each of my co-workers
by name
past and present
then, if you are needing… I think of you
and I wish you well
in this moment, I say your name
May you be guided kindly and gently through your day
I breathe
each time the monkey chatter begins again
I return to breath,
slow the moment
focus inward
expanding my circle of compassion
May you
be guided kindly and gently
through
your day
I breathe this in
I breathe this
out
I breathe in the pain, the
worries
the inadequacies
I breathe in the frustrations, the overwhelms
the aggressions
I breathe out love, forgiveness, kindness,
tender
ness
and peace
I do this slowly and methodically
letting the words flow through me
gently, inhale… gently, exhale…
until I am once again breathing
Love
Kindness
and
Peace
in a slow rhythmic grace
freely in
freely
out
then… I take a walk in the sun
and
speak to the flowers
as they almost always, have something lovely
to say ♥
