Often, a dream begins as small as an acorn but can mature into a tree with time and patience. The following meditation uses an acorn as a tool to focus on an area of self-improvement and develop strategies to succeed.
After practicing this meditation, one will have clarity on an area of desired growth and ideas on how to achieve that growth.
Preparation for the Acorn Growth Meditation
One will need an acorn, a comfortable place to sit uninterrupted, twenty to thirty minutes of time, and something to write in such as a journal, in case the meditation brings up useful information or insights for personal growth.
If the weather is beautiful, one may also try the acorn growth meditation outside or even under an oak tree to enhance the visualization used in the meditation.
Directions for the Acorn Growth Meditation
The following steps can be used to perform this acorn growth meditation.
- Hold an acorn in the palm of the hand.
- Close the eyes and imagine the acorn growing into a mighty oak tree.
- Reflect upon what the acorn needs to grow and change.
- Imagine the self sitting under the great oak the acorn has become. What are the sights, smells, and sounds under the tree? How does it feel to be under the oak tree?
- Focus again on the acorn in the palm by squeezing it gently.
- Bring to mind a relationship, dream, project, or goal that is like the acorn – new but full of potential.
- What is needed for this personal desire to grow and reach its fullest potential?
- Now imagine that desire has grown to maturity. What is it like to be in the midst of the dream actualized? What are the sights, smells, and sounds? How does it feel to be in that place?
- Squeeze the acorn a third and last time. When ready, open the eyes and prepare to get up slowly and carefully.
One might share the insights gained through the acorn growth meditation with a significant other or in a journal to help promote the personal growth envisioned in the meditation.
The acorn used in the meditation may also be kept on a desk, workspace, or somewhere else in plain sight as a reminder of one’s desire to grow and change to maturity in some aspect of one’s own life.
For another exercise to relax with fall, one might enjoy the Autumn Leaf Meditation – Nature Walk Exercise to Enjoy Fall and Relax.
To further promote change and self-control in daily life, the Road Rage Meditation – Being Compassionate in Traffic may also be of interest.
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