What to read when you’re on the edge

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Sweetheart, I’m so glad you reached out to me.  I hear that you are hurting.

I’m so sorry that life is really hard right now.

I have time for you.    How can I support you right now?

 

Where are you?   Can you find somewhere quiet and safe that you can lie down on the ground?

Take a breath.

All the way in and all the way out.

Especially out.

Slower.

Deeper.

Again.

When you feel ready, become aware of the floor underneath you.   Mother earth, holding you in the palm of her hand.

Let go, let her take your weight.

Relax.  Feel everything soften as you sink in to the support of the earth beneath you.

Feel peace spreading inside you, like the sun coming out from behind the clouds.

When you feel ready, can you open your eyes and say hello to your toes?

Notice your feet, your legs and send them some appreciation for carrying you this far on your journey.

Take another breath.

Put one hand on your tummy and the other on your heart.

Can you feel your heart beating?

Let yourself notice the beat of your heart, the one constant thing that remains.

Be an empty beach at the end of the day,

The echoes of the childrens voices have faded away

and all that remains is the whisper of the surf,

As the waves go in and out, like the breath,

In and then out.

Bring your awareness to your face now.

Pay close attention

Can you feel the breath here?  Going in and out.

Can you feel the warmth of your skin, radiating out in to the air?

Wait, listen, can you feel something else?

It’s the softness of a hundred butterfly kisses,

Tiny kisses of love and light.

From all the invisible loves that surround you.

Love now,

And love from before,

Love from ahead,

And love from beyond.

Feel it now.  Open to this love and see it surround you,

Let it fill every cell and dry every tear.

Hear the celebration for every moment of your being,

Your strength and your courage, your big, beautiful heart.

You are safe, You are loved

You are safe, You are loved

 

 Inspired by my best friend Lauren, who is always there when I get lost, with her timeless, patient, peaceful wisdom to guide me safely back to shore.