Becoming Brave
I’m glad to be here with you again today.
We’re going to explore something important today in this presentation.
We are going to think about being brave being strong and having courage. What is bravery and courage does it mean doing big actions like saving people from harm or rescuing them from some disaster. Yes, it can be that.
But bravery can also be about things in our everyday life challenges that we all face with ourselves our friends our family and our teachers.
When we feel weak being brave can be helpful in small things to so let’s start by opening our minds and our hearts to this idea of our very own bravery and courage and use our breath and relax and feel it more clearly find a very quiet and peaceful place to sit or lie down.
And close your eyes and breathe in.
And breathe out.
As you keep breathing slowly and deeply think about the animals that everyone thinks are brave animals strong proud lions or Soaring Eagles Brave big dogs that protect us or mother bears that keep their cubs safe. We think of all these animals as brave because they do things that take
Barrage, they stand up to danger or conflicts and do their best to make sure they are the ones they love do not get harmed breathe in and breathe out.
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Now in your mind’s eye choose an animal that you think is brave and imagine being that animal. Are you a bear a lion a strong dog? A Soaring Eagle a proud horse after you choose that animal you want to be think about how it would feel to be like that animal.
Strong full of courage and able to face any kind of danger
Can you feel that animal? Can you feel how strong and fearless You Are by being that animal? Can you feel that animal inside you giving you power and bravery?
Breathe in and breathe out.
As you feel that strength power and courage picture yourself in your life your everyday life feeling all the strength and courage of your chosen animal.
What will you do when you need to feel Brave when something sad or bad happens in your life? Maybe something sad or bad has already happened. If you are a lion or a bear or Eagle, you will be strong no matter what.
Feel that bravery and strength from the top of your head to your toes from your right hand across your chest to your left hand and feel strong in your Center your heart breathe in.
Breathe out.
Now get very very still and feel your heart beat strongly bravely in your chest. No matter what hurt you might feel you will be brave. You will be courageous you will be ready and able to help others and yourself.
Feel how it feels to be very strong and know that no matter what comes you will face that challenge.
It doesn’t matter if this is a small thing in everyday life like a small accident that hurts a little or a big thing. That is not nice. You are strong courageous powerful and kind you will stay with what you know is right and help yourself and others around you.
breathe in
breathe out.
Feel your Lion Heart your bearheart your beagle heart beating as you relax into your power and strength. No in your whole body and your whole spirit that you are courageous and calm even when difficult things happen.
Slowly and calmly lift your hands and place them over your heart one on top of the other.
Try to feel the beating in your chest and feel the breath go in and out of your lungs. Just feel those things and feel how strong they are. Your heartbeat is solid and steady your chest Rises powerfully with each breath and relaxes you when you exhale in your mind start to say.
These words together with me as you breathe in think I am powerful and brave breathe out and think I am relaxed and courageous breathe in I am powerful and brave breathe out.
I am relaxed and courageous now try these thoughts breathe in.
I will be strong no matter what happens breathe out.
I will be loving and brave breathe in I will be strong no matter what happens breathe out.
I will be loving and brave breathe in I will be strong no matter what happens breathe out.
I will be loving and brave.
breathe in
I will be strong no matter what happens breathe out.
I will be loving and brave breathe in.
I will be strong no matter what happens breathe out.
I will be loving and brave.
breathe in
I will be strong no matter what happens breathe out.
I will be loving and brave.
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