Bright Lights of Peace, Love and Joy

For many years these 3 words have been my go to blessing. They are what we send out to the world when we close our bedtime prayers with the girls. I’m not sure what it is about these three concepts that has summarized so much for me but they are the blessing I carry with me to wish for myself and share with others. 

Peace in my mind feels like the most gentle strength one could ever encounter. Love is the unconditional, just there for the taking, enormously huge, no matter what you do or don’t do, kind. Joy is a step deeper than happiness as though happiness is a 2 dimensional feeling and joy is 3 dimensional state of being.

There are so many more words and prayers out there that may speak more fully to your heart. Some that come to mind: hope, security, holiness, strength, steadfastness, trust, bliss, bravery, valor. Today we will meditate using these words to see if any of them strike a chord for you. Perhaps there are some go to words for you to incorporate into your meditation and prayer practices which will well summarize your wishes for yourself and others.

For meditation today:

1. Find your comfortable position for this practice. 
2. Turn your attention to your breath. Begin to lengthen the exhales and inhales, engaging the diaphragm as previously taught.
3. As you breathe, turn your attention to your soul self or highest self – the most authentic version of us inside all of the ego and fears and history built around us. Sit with this best version of yourself for a few breaths. You may wish to use a yes/no practice to find what it feels like to be in touch with this authentic you. 
4. Ask this part of you “what are the blessings I want most?” Notice any words that arise like peace, love and joy or the others on the list above. Continue to use the yes/no practice to identify a set of words that truly resonate with your entire body as the words you most need in blessing. 
5. Ground and ask your body to release anything that does not serve these blessings you request. As you scan down your body to ground, feel the space left behind filling up completely with these wishes of your truest self.