Groundhog Day Meditation

This meditation is timeless. May it be of benefit to you no matter when you watch it. It's all about the VIBE, not the timing.

Happy Groundhog Day!

Who knew a rodent could influence our lives so much? Well, Mickey made a pretty damn good living doing exactly that. Find out how Mr. Punxsutawney Phil can help us transform our mindset and help us break out of hibernation and into the light of the life we joyfully create.

And, remember, as Bill Murray taught us in the movie, Groundhog Day…Keep practicing until you become the best version of yourself. Minus the dangerous and illegal antics, of course!

(#wake up and transform your life!) Image created by Deb Plotkin

Video Transcript:

Okay. So since we're feeling good, since we're feeling open and ready, I want you to get comfortable - as comfortable as you can on this surface. And just for this little while, if you're willing and if you're able, I want you to just close your eyes. We're going to be using our mind’s eye to connect.

Just take a nice deep breath in and as you exhale, drop your shoulders down.

As you know, tonight we have been discussing transformation - transforming how we think and how we feel and what we believe. And we're also in this series where we are focusing on making better decisions so our lives can continually get better and better and better…feeling more confident about the decisions we make.

And, we're focusing on Mr. Groundhog, for Groundhog Day and just coming out of hibernation and stepping into the light of our lives. So with that in mind, let's take another deep breath in as you exhale, just drop your shoulders down and relax.

So I would like you, using your mind's eye, to imagine that you're in a beautiful forest and there's a space where there is a small clearing and you're surrounded by the most beautiful tree. It's wintertime and there’s a little bit of snow on the ground. You're surrounded by all of nature. You hear the birds and all the wildlife.

You are connected to the Earth. You feel yourself grounded in this space. And as you stand there, you feel the energy coming up from Mother Earth. It’s entering through the bottoms of your feet and traveling all the way up your body - feeling this amazing vibration, this energy that you have never felt before, where you are completely energized and completely relaxed all at the same time. It's an amazing experience. And it is the first time that you are feeling this way.

And knowing that your connection is eternal, and that you are in a space of being open to all possibilities, you take a seat on a nearby log. And as you're sitting there, you're observing all the beauty of nature around you, and you feel even more connected to everything - to the little critters you see, to all the trees, to the ground, to the sky. You're breathing deeply into your lungs, filling them with air. And you are so excited to be in this space. Just existing, just connecting, just enjoying the energy that you are feeling from all around you. It is vibrating at such a beautiful, amazing level.

You cannot even imagine how beautiful this energy is when you are still enough to enjoy it. Because you think about your daily life and how you get a little sidetracked and things go a little sideways sometimes. And, sometimes it's hard to catch your breath. Sometimes it's hard to maintain your thoughts. Sometimes it's hard to be able to deal with your emotions. And realizing that, you know that this space is always available to you. You can step outside into nature and just feel yourself immediately grounded. Knowing that Mother Nature is there to support you and that all of nature, all the beings, everything, everywhere is there to uplift you, to inspire you, to motivate you, to comfort you. To give you a sense of well-being, knowing that you are always connected, that you are never alone, and that you are well loved.

Then, from the corner of your eye, you see this tiny little space over by a tree. And you notice a little head pop out of it. You see it's a little groundhog. And as he comes out of his little den. He looks at you and you have this amazing connection to him. And you realize that he is here to symbolize coming out of hibernation. Because so many times we hide behind our thoughts. And our feelings. We hide behind the things we think we know or the things we should be doing. And we hide what's inside of us that we are afraid to express. And the groundhog, sitting there staring at us, so calm, so confident, so sure of himself - completely unafraid, completely uninhibited. Looking right at us. Reminding us to feel the same way. To come out of hibernation and to allow our creativity to flow. To create in ways we never thought possible before. To create the life of our dreams. To create beautiful, harmonious relationships. To create health and well-being within ourselves. To create art and beauty all around us. To create energy to connect with all others’ energy. To connect with Mother Nature and Mother Earth. Energy to motivate us to move forward. Giving us the confidence and the clarity to know what decisions to make, to know what direction to take.

And no matter what it is, no matter what happens, no matter how it goes, moving forward confidently and seeing it through to the end. Knowing that no matter what happens, you are strong enough to deal with it. You are capable. You are able. You are powerful, you are strong and you are empowered with Divine Love and Light so you can create any scenario you desire. No matter what is going on around you, no matter who is there, no matter what is happening, no matter what is out of your control, you know, beyond a shadow of a doubt that you have complete control over how you think about that situation, how you feel about that situation and what you choose to do about that situation.

And connecting with this little critter right now, sitting there so peacefully and looking at you with these kind, gentle eyes, you know that anything is possible for yourself. That you can create any scenario right now in your mind. And you know, you've created many scenarios in the past that didn't work for you. So you know you're perfectly capable of doing it. And now all you need to do is focus on a more positive outcome and practice doing that. And the more you do, the more you connect with this energy, the more you are reminded of the energy that you are – then you are more and more able to transform your life. To no longer hide, but to put yourself out into the light of all things wonderful and good and just shine. To just radiate love and light and that is going to illuminate you from within. And that will draw to you all things wonderful and good in return. And you will be living such an amazing life. That you can't even possibly think of anything that's gone on before - of any struggle you may have had or any problem, any issue. Anything that kept you stuck is now a very distant memory.

Those were all just stepping stones on the path to get you where you want to be. And knowing that this, too, this amazing energy and any manifestation you have is just another stepping stone to something even more wonderful. And even though you can't possibly imagine it now, more amazing experiences are waiting for you. And you get to decide. There are billions of opportunities, billions of scenarios, billions of ways you can go and ways you can think about things. It's all up to you…one thought, one feeling, one thing at a time. And when you were aligned in this space, you know anything is possible.

And looking one last time to the groundhog as he finds his way back to his den - getting himself comfortable, ready to rest - you feel the need to do the same. That when you leave this space, you're ready to rest. And when you wake in the morning, you will have a completely different mindset - totally energized, excited about what's to come and ready to embrace new opportunities, new ways of doing things. No matter how difficult or challenging it may feel at first, you know it's going to be OK. That you're open to learning and doing better and knowing more and embracing the opportunities that show up for you. You're so excited about what's to come and you just can't wait to share it with everyone.

And knowing this and feeling this, you take a deep breath in of that fresh forest air and as you exhale, you feel yourself coming back to this space. Feeling the floor beneath you, feeling your feet grounded to mother Earth. You wiggle your fingers and your toes. Feeling this energy flowing through you, animating you from within. Breathing it in right now. As you exhale, dropping your shoulders down, knowing that anything is possible. And remembering what I always tell you:

You are worth the effort.

So…knowing this, believing this, whenever you're ready, you open your eyes and have a most magical week.

Namaste.

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