| When you take this time to connect to what is deeper than any wrong, any secret, |
| any grief |
| That connection will enhance your immunity |
| And time in this connection helps recreate of your body a cohesive, |
| coherent community |
| And when you manage to string a few of these moments together |
| You can sense in your being a distinct wordless relief |
| That’s the welcoming of a new perspective |
| That’s the heart’s nourishment, cleansing, protective |
| And this listening and breathing is a form of stabilizing |
| It’s an invitation to go inside to see everything and slowly, quietly transform |
| what is heavy into more grounding |
| And change what is dark into a profound and lasting teaching |
| All that’s required in these few minutes of time |
| Is a willingness to find more space in your mind |
| And when you’re ready to diligently and generously share these rays of clarity |
| Silently, wordlessly, subtly, swiftly |
| Breathe with me |
| Every time we remember ourselves, we pierce eternity |
| Every time we slow our minds, we find more kindness, more efficiency, |
| more invaluable certainty |
| Every time you breathe your mind quiet, you become more free |
| Every time you touch that place of stillness within you, you become peace |
| So welcome home |
| Welcome home to the knowing with which you are born |
| The knowing that’s slowly been covered over like moss covers stones |
| So that every single time you felt uncontrollably alone |
| Every single time you felt unprotected |
| Every moment someone seemed to render you helpless |
| This one deep breath is how you solve it |
| This is how you let the light back in |
| And when you consider what’s holding you back right now |
| What’s been taking up far too much space, too much capable mental real estate |
| Remember, our work is to address it |
| To allow ourselves this time to relate to it |
| And take a second to consider what’s gripping you at this time |
| Let that trouble take a gentle shape in your mind |
| So that we can speak to this forgetfulness, the ultimate illusion |
| We make respectful contact with all of our aversions |
| We see all confrontation through the lens of compassion |
| Take one deep breath |