For this Sunday, May 2nd, the focus for our meditation will be on Environment. For many of us our physical Environment over the past year has been rather limited. People are finally beginning to return to shopping, restaurants, offices, and even socializing in the homes of friends. As we expand the Environments in which we feel comfortable we may want to examine whether they truly help or hinder our desire to progress as human beings. Addiction counselors tell patients who are struggling to change their behavior that they have little chance of success if they return to the same Environment that encouraged or enabled their bad habits in the first place. Some of us thrive working in isolation as a remote employee while others crave the stimulation of being with coworkers. As we return to our places of employment we may want to consider if there are aspects to our work Environment that are not helpful. If you are someone who finds it irresistible to join others in a gab fest around the water cooler perhaps limiting that time would help you feel less stressed when you become delayed in finishing an assignment. One of my college professors spoke of being very strict in how she spent time in her assigned study room in the library when working on her doctorate. If friends dropped by to talk, she made herself step out of the room before engaging with them. Only when the conversation was over would she go back into the room. This habit helped her create a more focused Environment that allowed her to better concentrate on her studies and not become distracted. The past year’s period of forced hermitage has caused many to reflect on their life and consider the possibility of change. This week in our prayer and meditation time let us examine the Environments to which we are returning and ask if we might be better served if they were somehow different. May we be assisted to recognize when change in our Environment is needed and be granted the courage to behave in a way that helps us with that transformation.
In our efforts this week let us also continue to use the energy of our prayers and meditation to amplify the light that covers and fills this nation. As we perform our meditation this week let us begin by re-energizing the brilliance and power of the light we create. Just as before, begin by forming a concentrated ball of light that is so bright it is almost impossible to look directly at it. Raise this sphere of light up high over the nation and then let its rays cascade down to create a solid, impenetrable dome of light that completely covers every inch of our country. From shore to shore and border to border let the entire continent be filled with this brilliant, dense light that will serve to magnify the best and highest qualities of our country and the people who live across its vast lands.
Please follow the same practice as before: Get centered in your body, ask to bring in your guides and others who are there to assist us and connect to the circle of others participating in this project.
Ask yourself what do I feel in my body when I know I am in an Environment that helps me transform in a positive way? How does it feel in my body when I can change my Environment to one that is better for me? Then send the energy and intention of those feelings to the nation.
Be sure to disconnect from the circle at the end and express thanks for those who have helped us in this effort.
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