Hey Jeffrey here, and welcome to Knife Falls.
This is a many meditation, just a few quiet minutes before you settle in for the night.
“If your mind is looping on a decision tonight, you're not alone.”
Our brains love to problem solve at the worst possible hours, but decisions get clearer after
rest, almost never at 2 a.m., so let's give your mind a break.
Bring your attention to your breath, and take a slow inhale through your nose, and the longer exhale through your mouth. Again, breathe in ease, and breathe out the question, just for now.
“Let your shoulders soften, let your jaw loosen, let your breath settle into a steady rhythm.”
When there are too many choices in front of you, the mind can spin and circles, trying
to find the perfect one, but perfection doesn't need you tonight. Let's use a gentle visualization to help you soften the grip of decision making. Hit your all of your options, whirling inside a small glass jar on your nightstand.
“Each thought, each water, each possible direction.”
With your next long exhale, imagine your hand, slow and steady reaching out to twist the
lid closed. You don't have to solve anything tonight. The questions are safe inside the jar. They'll still be there tomorrow, clearer and easier to approach. But tonight, they stay in the jar.
Softly with me, I don't have to decide tonight. I'll know what to do in the time is right. For now, I rest. Come back to your breath, in and out, feel your body grow heavier, feel your thoughts soften at the edges, take one last slow inhale and exhale everything away.
The jar is closed, your body is here, resting.
You can let go now, if sleep is close, just drift towards it.
If you'd like a little more company, you're welcome to switch to one of my stories,
whichever feels right. Sleep well.
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