Micro-Odyssey · 5 min

A Note to Your Younger Self

Reconnect with the part of you that needed kindness. This 5-minute journey guides you one gentle line at a time, with soft rain playing softly in the background. Read it below, or press start to follow along with a timer and an optional spoken voice.

The full script

1. Get comfortable and take three unhurried breaths.
2. Picture yourself at a younger age. Any age that comes to mind.
3. Notice what they are wearing, where they are, how they look.
4. They may be worried about something. That is okay.
5. Sit beside them. Let them know you are here.
6. What do they most need to hear? Say it gently.
7. Perhaps: you are doing your best, and that is enough.
8. Perhaps: it was never your fault.
9. Perhaps: you are going to be okay. I made it here.
10. Notice how it feels to offer this kindness.
11. That younger you still lives inside you. You can speak to them like this any time.
12. Take a deep breath and slowly bring that warmth back with you.

Helpful when you feel

Background sound

• Soft RainSteady, gentle rainfall

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• Hands of Kindness3 minOffer yourself the comfort you would give a friend
• The Healing Lake12 minFloat in warm, still water and let everything soften
• Your Safe Place15 minBuild a calm place in your mind you can return to any time
• Garden of Gratitude10 minPlant something kind for each good thing in your life
• Loving-Kindness Circle12 minSend warm wishes outwards, beginning with yourself
• Leaves on a Stream3 minLet thoughts float by without chasing them