Lighten Your Backpack Visualization

You often seek guidance when you’re struggling to know if you’re headed in the right direction in life.  You look for any sign that you’re on the right path.  Use the following visualization to help you gain clarity on your life path and let go of any blocks holding you back.  It will also help you find the courage and confidence to go in the direction of your dreams in life.

Doorway

Begin by finding a quiet space to get comfortable either lying on the floor or sitting cross legged.  Close your eyes and open your palms up to the sky for receiving.  Then, visualize a door slowly opening in front of you.  As the door begins to crack open, a burst of bright sunlight shines through.  You can see the sunlight outline the door.  More sunlight protrudes outward as the door continues to swing open.  Soon you can feel the sunlight on your face, body, and skin as you are completely illuminated by the light.  The door fully opens to reveal a path in front of you.  Take a deep breath in and sigh it out as you step through the doorway and onto the path.  Connect with the inner courage you have to take that first step.

Your Surroundings

Next, become curious about your surroundings.  Envision a narrow dirt path winding ahead.  You can see tall mountain peaks with snow caps in the distance.  There is grass and wildflowers growing around you.  It is absolutely stunningly beautiful.  Don’t forget about the bright sunlight!

Clear Vision

Start to walk on the path and continue breathing deeply.  With each step you take, you gain more clarity as more of the path is revealed to you.  A clear vision for what’s ahead emerges.  You trust you are being guided in the right direction and that you’re on the right path.  You are filled with a sense of confidence, knowing that you are strong, and capable of handling any challenge on this journey.

Mountain Peak

You continue on the narrow dirt path, surrounded by trees and forest as you start to climb upward.  Soon, the trees giveaway and you reach the top of the mountain peak.  You’re now standing on a rock cliff.  You look out and all around you.  You can see far and wide.  Below you is a winding river miles and miles away. 

The Journey

You take a moment to really process what got you here.  You think about your past and visualize different spots along the path you just walked.  Perhaps you see friends or family walking with you and then veering off on their own, different path.  Maybe you see tombstones of those you lost along the way.  Grieve your loss but also know that you choose what you get to carry forward.  Take time to remember each milestone along the journey.

Backpack

Then, you feel something heavy on your back.  You realize that you’ve been carrying a backpack that feels very heavy.  You take the backpack off and open it up.  Inside are a bunch of rocks.  Each rock represents a story, belief, or limitation that made your journey extra difficult.  This added weight slowed you down.  It made you question if you were on the right path and if you were cut out for this journey to actually reach the peak.  It’s all your fears, worries, and doubts that you’ve been carrying around all this time.

Rocks

Some of these rocks are really big and heavy while others are just small pebbles.  But, you get to choose which rocks you carry with you on the rest of your journey.  You can choose to set these big rocks down and leave them right there.  Return them to the Earth where they truly belong.  Tell yourself that you’ll just leave this right here and choose not to pick it up again.  Take a moment and show yourself some compassion for the rocks you’ve been carrying and what you’ve been through.  Celebrate who you’ve become in the process.  You’re stronger, braver, and more courageous than ever.

Lighter

Lastly, imagine putting the backpack on again and bouncing it a few times on your back to feel how much lighter it is.  You feel lighter.  Your energy is lighter.  There is a renewed sense of excitement for the future, peace for leaving what you need to, and courage to continue on the journey.  Feel that powerful energy shift as you stand at the top of the mountain peak ready to explore what’s next.  Anything is possible for you.  You have a new perspective and a new found freedom with the lighter backpack.  Imagine what you could accomplish now.

This visualization is in a world where you are completely safe.  It’s a world without any limitation as to what you can and cannot do.  You do not have to be afraid.  Anything is possible here.  This is where your dreams become a reality if you’re just simply brave enough to keep walking on the path.  Return to this visualization anytime you need to let go of the heaviness you’ve been carrying along with you.  Learn to let go and embrace the possibilities of your amazing future ahead.