Welcome to a guided meditation for reflecting on self-compassion. When you make a mistake, how do you respond? Do you criticize yourself, or do you show yourself compassion? A lot of us are not kind to ourselves. Negative self-talk has become a part of our daily routines as we continually tear ourselves down. We hold ourselves to high expectations. We are our worst critics when we don’t measure up. Oftentimes, we are quick to extend ... Read the Post...
Dealing With Negative Thoughts
Welcome to a guided meditation for dealing with negative thoughts. Meditation Before we begin the meditation, please take a few moments to settle into a comfortable position. Begin to clear your mind. Bring your attention to the breath. Take a few deep breaths in through the nose. And breathe out slowly through the mouth, releasing any stress from the day. Return to your natural breathing ... Read the Post...
Guided Meditation For Contentment
Welcome to a guided meditation for contentment. Daily we fight for contentment, and our mental health has taken some hard hits. Discontentment is sometimes subtle. It creeps into over lives as we scroll through our social media feeds and compare our lives to others. It makes its home in the center of our hearts and steals our hope, joy, and peace. Listen to what Paul wrote to the church in Philippi when they were concerned for ... Read the Post...
Anger Guided Meditation
Welcome to an anger guided meditation. I pray you can use this meditation when angry to calm and ease your mind. Acting out in anger In our anger, we act out in ways that do not honor God. Learning to control anger and how we express it is hard. But we don't have to allow anger to control how we act. Reflection Let’s take a moment to release anger from today. Gently close your eyes. Begin to take a few deep breaths. Allowing each ... Read the Post...