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Quietly center yourself

and breathe.

Breathe into the depths

of your core.

PAUSE

And, as you breathe,

allow your mind to

clear and open,

as you prepare for meditation.

PAUSE

Now, breathe again,

and imagine, if you can,

opening the door to a room

with a round table.

Seated at the table 

are Mahatma Gandhi,

Martin Luther King,

and Nelson Mandela.

PAUSE

As you enter the room,

you notice there is

a fourth chair at the table,

a chair for you.

You quietly slide into the chair.

PAUSE

As you sit down, 

you realize that the three men

are in a discussion about freedom.

When they see you’re seated,

they smile, nod, and turn their attention

to you.

PAUSE

Martin Luther King speaks first,

“I had a dream of peace and love

for all,” he says.

Now, it is your turn to

smile and nod at Dr. King.

PAUSE

Then, Mahatma Gandhi speaks,

“Violence is never the answer.

Violence just begets violence.”

Again, you nod and smile.

PAUSE

Then Nelson Mandela clears his throat

and says,

“Hatred has no place in this world.”

You nod in agreement.

PAUSE

Pause for a moment,

and think about why 

you’ve been brought

before these three men.

“You all fought bravely

for freedom.”

PAUSE

The three men nod,

And then say,

“But freedom is not free.

There is a price to pay,

whether it’s freedom

for the whole world,

or in your everyday life.

There is a cost.”

PAUSE

You pause for a moment,

sondering if what you heard

was true.

“Would you all have stopped 

your fights if you knew the price.”

The men all shake their heads no.

“And neither should you,” they say.

PAUSE

Now, slowly come back to the present.

and, as you do, think about your life.

Are there areas where you want more freedom,

but have been afraid to fight for it

because of the cost?

Really sit with this thought.

Reflect on it.

PAUSE

Now, breathe again,

and let the words of

Gandhi, King, and Mandela

sink into you.

Acknowledge that you are being called

to create more freedom in your life.

To be who you really are.

And that men like Gandhi, King, and Mandela

wouldn’t have changed their minds

just because there was a cost to freedom.

The cost only makes your freedom more valuable.

NAMASTE, BEAUTIFUL

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