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I am in the process of creating meditations for everyday situations. The following is one I recently created when returning from a vacation. I felt so relaxed and peaceful. I knew that in the past I shifted back into my rushed and sometimes stressful life quickly, losing the lovely vacation energy. My goal with this meditation is to be able to stay in the vacation mode while being at work and handling issues at home. Note: This meditation will only be effective if you understand that stress is not an essential ingredient of success.  Also, let me know if you’d like me to create a meditation for you, to help you deal with situations in your life, or attain specific goals.

Sit quietly and rest your mind, or focus on something other than your present situation. Breathe deeply, in and out. Focus on your inhalation, the breath filling you with life. Pause and then watch as you exhale and release all unneeded energy. Breathe in and out several times, relaxing and surrendering to your highest source.

Relax and breathe in the feeling of bliss from your vacation. If you were on the beach feel the soft, warm breeze and smell the ocean air. If you enjoyed the thrill of skiing in the mountains, feel the crisp air mixed with sun on your face. Breathe in the clear crisp air.

Allow yourself to feel the sensations of the trip. Notice how your heart feels. Are your muscles relaxed? Visualize the scenery and imagine yourself in it, as if in a movie. Now notice your heart space. Imagine there’s a balloon of energy in the area around your heart. Breathe in and fill this balloon with the tranquility and relaxation that you felt on the vacation. You had no worries. No task that had to be done. No one you had to call. You lived in the moment and the world was simpler. Breathe in this energy and relax.

Now let the energy of peace and tranquility, fun and relaxation present in your heart balloon radiate through your chest, your abdomen and neck. Feel this peaceful energy radiating through your arms, legs and head. Feel the peaceful cheer in your feet and hands.

The peaceful cheer of your vacation now radiates beyond your feet and fills the space around you – the room, the building you’re in or if you’re outside, the area you’re in. The energy then moves on as you experience that wherever you are is a vacation if you allow it – the appointments will happen when they need to, calls will be made, business will be transacted and tasks competed in time, in peace and cheerfulness. Your heart radiates like a glowing Sun, filling your life with the tranquility you felt on vacation.

Now focus again on your breath. Feel the peace and tranquility within you. What do you want to do now that you relaxed and cheerful? Open your eyes and begin anew.

Return to this place whenever you feel the need to release your tension. Reawaken the knowingness that all is well and life is your vacation.