Visualization: What Life needs from me?

Life's purpose is not merely to exist, but to thrive; to discover, to create, to contribute, and to leave a meaningful legacy. What life truly needs from us is our authentic pursuit of growth, compassion, and the courage to live in alignment with our deepest values. By learning to listen to the subtle whispers of existence, we uncover the clues guiding us towards our purpose, illuminating the path we're meant to tread.

Exercise Instructions

1. Prepare: Find a quiet and comfortable space where you can sit or lie down without distractions. Make sure you have a pen or pencil and a piece of paper handy for jotting down your reflections afterward.

2. Set the Mood: Dim the lights if possible, and create a serene atmosphere. You may choose to light a candle or play soft, calming music to enhance your experience.

3. Get Comfortable: Sit or lie down in a relaxed position, allowing your body to settle into a comfortable posture. Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths to center yourself.

4. Begin the Recording: Start the guided visualization recording provided on the website. Let the voice guide you through the journey. Follow the instructions and allow yourself to fully immerse in the experience.

5. Engage Your Senses: As you listen to the recording, imagine yourself in the tranquil setting described. Visualize the sights, sounds, and sensations as vividly as you can. Engage all your senses to enhance the depth of your experience.

6. Reflect and Record: After the recording ends, take a moment to reflect on your experience. Jot down your thoughts on the piece of paper.

7. Extend the Experience: If you feel inclined, you can further explore your reflections through journaling or creative expression. Consider drawing or writing about any insights or emotions that surfaced during the visualization.

8. Conclude Mindfully: When you're ready, gently bring your awareness back to the present moment. Wiggle your fingers and toes, take a few more deep breaths, and open your eyes. Take a moment to appreciate what has emerged for you

9. Share Your Experience: You might find a coach or a friend to share your insights and to go deeper in your journey

10. Repeat as Needed: You can revisit this guided visualization recording whenever you feel the need to reconnect with what 'life needs from you'. Each experience may bring forth new insights and deeper connections.

Enjoy your journey to rediscover your purpose!

Visualization recording

Visualization transcript

Take a moment to get comfortable….

Take a deep breath….in through the nose and out through the mouth….

Gently closing your eyes….

And enjoying the feeling of your feet on the ground and your body pressing down on the chair.

As you bring your attention to your body, notice how do you feel. Notice how your breath feels.

Imagine your spine being very gently pulled upwards from the crown of your head.

And think of something that makes you smile….

And take another breath…

And open your mind to be aware of all the people that your work serves…Allow yourself to become open, so this awareness can more easily pass through you, like breathing….

Open your mind to all the people you work with, directly or indirectly…

You might like to create a picture in your mind…a patchwork of all these people…or you might have other ways to bring them to your mind.

And notice all the people behind and beyond those individuals…. The teams, the colleagues, and peers, and beyond those…the suppliers, the customers, the investors….

And allow yourself to become even more open…take your awareness even further out….to encompass the products, the buildings, the infrastructure that makes your work possible…..and to add them to your patchwork.

Keep adding to your mental map – in whatever way that works for you…. your unique way of bringing all these different systems, stakeholders, and networks….all the different layers to mind

And then add in further layers of the communities that all those people are part of – their families, their neighbourhoods, their environments. and beyond that the more-than-human world – the ecology that enables life to happen…the air that we breathe, the water, the sun…

And as you build up the layers of this collage…. …. ask yourself the question.

· What is it that they need from me….?

· What is it that they want me to learn about my work and my purpose?

And welcome whatever comes…. It may be a feeling or a thought or an image….

Notice if there is a slight shift in the feeling….or the thought or the image

Stay with whatever comes….

Take a few more deep breaths…

And very gently…come back into your body… feel your feet on the floor…

Open your eyes…

And come back into the space.

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