Leach Botanical Garden: Sky Bridge Affirmations

My most recent realization to bring about more loving kindness towards myself has been the power of affirmations. I have been going for walks and speaking out loud saying the opposite of what all my old programs, my old stories based upon lack have been for most of my life. My most relevant example and one that many may relate to is fear of public speaking. I have been going to open mics and giving vulnerable heart talks in front of a crowd. I, like a lot of people want to feel like I fit in. I want people to be proud of me and want to be received well. The stakes for me are higher when I speak for a group of people whom I see as a group that I’ve always wanted to fit in with. Portland pushes those buttons for me when I see artsy folk with colored hair and cool vintage clothing hanging in a group. I feel a yearning to be apart of it. My conversations go like this: I love being on stage in front of people. I am at ease while I am on stage in front of people. I am confident in my ability to speak in front of people. I am whole. I am complete. I am courageous while I’m on stage in front of people. I am love. I am proud of myself.
Leach botanical garden is a beautiful beautiful space. There’s an energy about it, a charm and has an amazing circular sky bridge. My intention for this field trip is for all of us to reflect on where we feel we are looking outside of ourselves for happiness. What fears are holding us back. What stories or programs are we still stuck on and what is a phrase we can say that reprograms those old stories.
We will walk around the sky bridge speaking our personal affirmation into existence. We will repeat the phrase or several phrases as many times as we feel we need to embody it. After we go around the sky bridge once twice or 20 times we can all stroll around the garden and enjoy the beautiful Saturday together.
The garden has a $8 entrance fee.
Thank you all so much. I look forward to strolling with all of you in the garden. Many blessings
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