Your Future Self

February 22, 2021

Your Future Self

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With Michele Grand, LMT

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00:00Program licensed massage therapist
00:02at Smilow Cancer hospital.
00:03It's my honor and my privilege to be
00:05with you here today we're gonna do
00:08opening meditation and then we're going
00:11to transition into a guided meditation
00:13and today person going to talk a
00:16little bit about gratitude for others,
00:18gratitude for ourselves.
00:19And then we're going to think a
00:22little bit about our future selves.
00:24Sometimes we get so caught up
00:26in what's going on right now,
00:28and we can't sort of break.
00:31Through and think about, well,
00:32what do we have to look forward to?
00:34Where do I wanna be down the road
00:36and what do I want to be doing?
00:38And there's a whole world of opportunities
00:39that are always always waiting for us.
00:43So just start now by bringing
00:47your attention to your chest.
00:50To your physical heart.
00:53Or maybe whatever place in your body
00:56that you feel kind nisana connection.
01:01It could be the heart.
01:03It could be the belly or.
01:07It could be someplace else.
01:12Just notice if you're hurt,
01:15feels open or closed today
01:19anything in between.
01:22Just checking in not in
01:24order to change anything,
01:25but just in order to know.
01:31Now bring to mind one person
01:33you feel a connection with,
01:35or maybe somebody who you
01:38would like to connect with.
01:41Imagine that person being here
01:43with you may be sitting across
01:46from you and looking at you.
01:51Maybe feeling gratitude for
01:52this person being in your life.
01:59Maybe recalling something that you like
02:01about this person or something kind.
02:04That he or she has done.
02:10Now start sending this person
02:13wishes of loving kindness.
02:19May you be safe and protected
02:22from internal and external harm?
02:25May you be truly happy and peaceful.
02:30May you live your life with ease.
02:35May you be healthy and strong.
02:42Now find your breath and gather
02:45those wishes for yourself.
02:48For safety. Protection.
02:52Health. Hapiness. Ann is.
03:02Now maintain your comfortable position.
03:04If your eyes are open and allow them
03:08to close and just begin by focusing
03:11your thoughts on your breath.
03:14Breathing in. And breathing out.
03:21Breathing in easily and effortlessly.
03:27And then breathing out.
03:32Each breath allows you to become
03:35more relaxed and comfortable.
03:38Outside sounds only allow
03:40you to go deeper inside.
03:43A reminder of how good it is
03:46to leave the noise and stress
03:48of the outside world.
03:50An journey into the quiet and
03:53peace of your inner world.
03:59As you start to feel a sense of deep
04:03relaxation, picture yourself standing
04:05before a peaceful Lake or pond.
04:10Drop a Pebble into the center and
04:13notice the water rippling out.
04:18And as the ripples flow further
04:21out and eventually slow down the
04:24water once again becomes quiet.
04:26And peaceful. And so do you.
04:36Now, standing on the edge of the
04:39body of water, imagine that there
04:42is a light right between your eyes.
04:47What color is the light?
04:51Picture that light. As a bright
04:54beam that extends out into space.
05:01Just start your journey.
05:02Follow the beam as it leaves your
05:05room and travels up into the Sky.
05:11Take a minute to notice the beauty of
05:14the earth below the crystal blue ocean.
05:17The serene white clouds and allow yourself
05:20to enjoy this perspective for a moment.
05:26Once in the vastness of outer space,
05:29you'll notice a nearby light
05:31beaming up a different color.
05:35Begin to follow that beam back down to Earth.
05:40The beam is taking you back
05:43to Earth five years from now.
05:46Five years into the future.
05:50Just keep following this beam down
05:53noticing the curvature of the earth.
05:55The geography stretched out below you.
06:01As you come closer to the end of the beam,
06:04just keep noticing where you are.
06:08This is where your future self lives.
06:11You five years from now.
06:14Come into contact with the
06:16earth and notice where you are.
06:21Notice what dwelling or nature surrounds you.
06:34Now move to the dwelling
06:36of your future self.
06:38What does it look like?
06:41What kind of landscape does it have?
06:44Are there trees, Flowers?
06:47If So what kind?
06:51Get a sense of this place.
06:59You approach the entrance you're
07:02about to meet your future self.
07:06As your future self lets you
07:09in take a good look around.
07:13Greet your future self and notice the way
07:16your future self returns your greeting.
07:19Welcoming you into this time and
07:21place five years in the future.
07:26What does this person, the future look like?
07:32Notice how this person stands.
07:36What this person is wearing.
07:39Get a sense of this person's essence.
07:46Notice the inside of the dwelling.
07:49What kind of person lives here?
07:52What are the colors of this
07:54place in this? Anyone else there?
08:00Now move with your future self to a
08:03comfortable place for a conversation.
08:06Perhaps your future self
08:08offers you something to drink.
08:13Settle in and make yourself comfortable
08:16for a talk with your future self. There
08:21are questions that you might want to ask.
08:26Maybe begin by asking what are
08:28you doing with your life now?
08:33What do you love about your life?
08:37Take a moment now to hear the answer.
08:49Now ask your future self
08:51the following question.
08:53What do I need to know to
08:56get me from where I am now?
08:58To where you are.
09:01What would be most helpful?
09:04Listen to what your future
09:06self has to tell you.
09:21Now tell your future self one
09:24thing that is really bothering,
09:26hurting or worrying you right now and ask.
09:31How did you overcome this
09:34challenge or heartache?
09:47Next ask. What is our purpose?
10:03Finally, ask your future self
10:05to tell you one word that is
10:09important for you to remember.
10:11When you're feeling down or need support
10:15to keep going towards your goals.
10:18What is that one word and remember it?
10:33As you're about to leave,
10:35you notice that your future self has
10:38a gift for you. We see the gift.
10:45What is it? What do you notice about it?
10:50And ask them what would you like
10:53me to know about this gift?
11:10Now in bringing this visit to a close,
11:12thank your future self for being here with
11:15you today and sharing so much wisdom.
11:20Now take a deep breath.
11:23Breathing in this, experiencing and
11:26remembering what you need to remember.
11:34Now find your way back to the beam of Laden
11:38journey back up the beam watching this
11:41world of five years in the future grow
11:44even smaller as you move out into space.
11:49Again, you see the ball of blue and green
11:52below you, clouds swirling around it.
11:56Notice that your beam of light has
11:58intersected with a different beam of light.
12:01That will bring you back to
12:03this year and this location.
12:05You follow this beam of light
12:08back to the present time on Earth.
12:12And as you travel down this beam,
12:15notice the earth growing bigger and bigger.
12:19Moving farther down the beam.
12:22Notice that geography of the area.
12:25The skyline and landscape of your area.
12:31And finally come back into
12:33the room here where you are.
12:39Good.
12:45When you open your eyes just
12:47remain silent for a minute.
12:49Just think about the journey.
12:55It's coming back to the present
12:57time now and feeling more alert.
13:02You could start to stretch your body,
13:06move your shoulders in little circles.
13:10Feel the ground beneath you.
13:15Making little circles with your angles
13:18and pressing your feet on to the floor.
13:24If your eyes are closed,
13:26you can open your eyes.
13:28Just please stretch with wall
13:32bombs to each side reaching out.
13:37Reaching arms overhead.
13:41Then exhale Ng into prayer pose.
13:49Again, just take a moment.
13:51Just reflect upon how you feel right now.
13:58You should just be feeling very,
14:01very relaxed and grounded, just knowing.
14:04That you're always in control.
14:08Of your thoughts and your speech.
14:13And your destiny is determined merely by.
14:18Your hopes for the future.
14:22Your anticipation of what's to come.
14:28And with that I say to you may the
14:30long time sunshine upon all of you and
14:33all love surround you and the pure
14:35light that lives within you always
14:37guide your way on guide you way on.
14:41Thank you again so much for
14:43taking the time out of your day.
14:45For this journey, for this grounding.
14:48And hopefully the day and the weeks to
14:50come will be filled with much love,
14:52peace and hapiness.
14:53OK be well, hope to see you all soon.