Eulogy Virtues Contemplation

If you haven't already, just taking a few moments now to settle in to your meditation posture. Making yourself as comfortable as possible, but still seeing if you can have more of a sense of sitting upright rather than slouching. Crown of the head extending slightly up towards the ceiling. Allowing the eyes to lightly close, if that feels okay for you, and just bringing your focus to noticing if there's any tension in the jaw and seeing if you can soften it, even if it's just a little bit. That's it.

The scalp softening. The whole face. And letting the shoulders relax back and down. And the belly letting go of any sense of gripping or holding. And now taking three deep, slow, full breaths.

And breathing in and filling the lungs with air. And then release it fully. Two more like that. Breathing in deeply and fully. And release.

And one more time like that. In. And out. And now, at the end of the next exhale, release any control of the breath. Just let the body breathe in its own natural rhythm now.

That's it. And just tuning in to where you can feel the sensations of the breath in the body the most vividly, the most strongly. And making this your resting place for Attention now. Just riding the waves of the breath as they move through the body. Through mindfulness we can learn to unwind from the constant struggle with self improvement, the constant rushing and striving for something more, or to become something else or different than what we already are, so that we can cultivate a deeper sense of contentment and find a more fulfilling way to live and a greater awareness of what truly matters.

So just continuing now to offer yourself this space to relax all of that, and just open to the moment, to the breath. Letting things be as they are and resting within the flow of life, resting within the breath. And now just inviting you to take this moment to contemplate the following questions to reconnect you with a sense of purpose and clarity and intentionality. So the first question is, what matters most to you? Is it certain people in your life? Is it making a difference, making a contribution? Is it connecting with something larger than yourself? What matters most to you? And the next question is, what are your values? Values are qualities that we most want to express through our behavior. They're about who we want to be in this world.

They're things like kindness, courage, loyalty, playfulness, and adventure. There are hundreds of different values. What are your values? Who do you want to be? How do you want to show up in the world today? The next question is, how do you want to be remembered? How do you want to be remembered? And the next question is what is your highest intention for today? And just taking a moment here to marinate in this feeling of connection to what matters most, to a sense of purpose and clarity and presence. And as this practice now begins to draw to a close, take a deep, slow breath in again. And as you breathe out, beginning to wriggle the fingers and the toes.

And then opening the eyes when you're ready. Notice how your mind and body feel after taking this time out to simply be and to reconnect with what matters most. And thank you for your practice. Wishing you a great day, and we'll see you back here tomorrow.