The
following
is
a
meditation
for
the
second
fundamental
motivation
of
existential
analysis.
Helping
us
answer
the
question
of,
do
I
like
being
with
an
affirmative
yes?
The
speaker
and
creator
is
Graham
Nelson
Zutter.
Please
take
a
moment
to
find
a
seated
position
where
there's
support
for
your
back
and
an
ability
to
place
your
feet
flat
on
the
ground.
It
may
also
be
helpful
to
have
a
posture
where
your
back
is
fairly
vertical
and
there's
little
strain
on
your
neck,
perhaps
where
your
head
is
centered
above
your
spinal
column.
If
this
isn't
possible,
a
variation
includes
support
behind
your
neck
and
head,
perhaps
with
a
pillow,
inviting
you
to
find
a
posture
where
there's
very
little
strain
on
your
body.
If
it
feels
comfortable,
I
invite
you
to
close
your
eyes
and
if
for
any
reason
it
doesn't
feel
safe
or
comfortable
to
keep
your
eyes
closed,
go
ahead
and
open
them
and
perhaps
you
can
find
a
place
to
rest
your
gaze
without
too
much
distraction.
Perhaps
there's
a
pattern
on
the
wall.
If
possible,
I
do
invite
you
to
try
eyes
closed
first
and
see
what
happens.
Please
send
your
awareness
and
focus
to
the
bottoms
of
your
feet,
taking
a
moment
to
come
into
contact
with
the
floor,
noticing
the
stability
of
the
floor,
noticing
the
differences
in
pressure
on
the
bottoms
of
your
feet.
There
may
be
shoes,
footwear,
socks,
carpet
between
you
and
the
floor.
Just
taking
a
moment
to
feel
the
mixture
of
firmness
and
softness
between
the
bottoms
of
your
feet
and
the
floor.
You
may
choose
to
sit
in
lotus
position,
which
is
fine,
taking
a
moment
to
notice
the
contact
between
your
feet
and
ankles
and
where
you're
sitting.
As
you
tune
into
the
sensation,
I
invite
you
to
use
your
imagination
to
expand
your
awareness
out
to
the
entire
floor
of
the
building
that
you're
in.
If
you're
in
a
home,
noticing
how
the
floor
extends
out
to
all
the
rooms
on
this
floor.
If
you're
in
a
building,
noticing
the
floor
expanding
beyond
the
room
you're
in
or
office
or
suite
that
you're
in
to
the
entire
floor
of
this
building.
Taking
a
moment
to
notice
just
how
stable
and
supportive
this
floor
is,
imagining
all
of
the
other
people
and
objects
that
this
floor
supports.
And
then
see
if
your
imagination
can
expand
to
the
awareness
that
this
floor
is
part
of
a
building
or
a
structure.
And
this
structure
has
multiple
floors
and
a
foundation.
And
the
structure
of
this
building
and
the
foundation
that
it
rests
upon
are
embedded
in
the
earth.
Just
as
you
are
sitting
in
this
chair
or
couch,
this
building
is
also
sitting
upon
the
earth,
receiving
the
support
from
underneath.
And
see
if
you
can
notice
that
the
support
that
this
building,
this
structure
is
receiving
through
its
foundation
is
traveling
from
the
earth
up
through
the
foundation
into
the
structure
of
this
building.
And
that
the
support
is
being
shared
up
into
the
very
floor
where
you
are,
the
very
place
where
your
feet
are
in
contact
with
the
floor.
Perhaps
you
can
notice
as
well
that
the
chair
or
couch
that
you're
sitting
in
is
also
supported
by
the
floor.
Taking
a
moment
to
notice
the
contact
between
your
body
and
your
chair
or
couch.
Is
it
possible
to
notice
that
the
support
that
you're
feeling
in
your
body
from
below
is
actually
coming
all
the
way
from
the
earth,
transmitted
through
the
foundation
of
the
building
to
the
structure
of
the
building,
up
through
the
structure
to
the
floor,
from
the
floor
to
your
feet,
and
from
the
floor
to
the
couch
or
chair,
and
from
the
couch
or
chair
to
your
torso,
holding
you.
Just
taking
a
moment
to
notice
that
the
support
that
you
have
from
below,
from
under
you,
is
coming
from
the
earth.
And
perhaps
it's
possible
to
notice
that
you
also
have
structure
within
your
body,
much
like
this
building
has
structure,
you
too
have
structure
with
it.
Taking
a
moment
to
notice
your
skeletal
structure,
these
bones,
noticing
as
well
that
you
have
tendons
connecting
your
bones
to
your
muscles,
and
that
these
bones
and
tendons
and
muscles
all
work
together
to
provide
the
structure
to
your
body.
Just
noticing
how
the
structure
of
your
body
is
in
contact
with
the
external
structure
shared
from
the
earth,
how
you
sit,
the
support
for
your
torso
and
legs
is
transmitted
from
the
earth
to
the
bottoms
of
your
feet,
your
legs,
your
glutes
and
your
hips,
and
this
support
is
shared
with
this
internal
structure
of
your
body.
One
of
these
very
special
structures
in
your
body
is
your
spinal
column.
Perhaps
you
notice
that
there
is
support
from
your
chair
or
couch
from
behind
your
spine,
becoming
aware
of
that
support
from
your
lower
back
and
middle
back
and
upper
back
and
shoulders,
noticing
these
supports
from
the
outside,
and
also
shifting
your
awareness
to
the
internal
support
of
your
spine,
noticing
this
column
of
vertebrae,
starting
at
your
hips,
going
all
the
way
up
to
your
neck,
providing
the
structure
and
support
within.
Maybe
you
notice
at
the
very
top
of
your
spinal
column
is
where
your
head
is
attached,
and
much
like
your
body
is
sitting
in
this
chair
or
couch,
your
head
is
supported
by
your
spinal
column.
Just
taking
a
moment
to
notice
that
the
support
that
you
feel
for
your
head
to
your
spinal
column
and
your
body
also
arrives
from
outside
of
your
body,
from
behind
with
your
back
support
and
also
below
through
the
chair
or
couch,
supported
by
the
floor,
noticing
again
that
the
floor
receives
this
support
through
the
structure
of
the
building,
the
foundation
of
this
building,
and
from
the
earth.
At
this
moment,
at
this
time,
the
support
that
you're
receiving
is
shared
with
the
earth.
Maybe
taking
a
moment
to
see
if
it's
possible
to
receive
even
more
of
that
support.
There
may
even
be
a
sensation
of
appreciation
for
having
the
structure,
this
intact
body
with
its
bones
and
tendons
and
muscles,
and
the
awareness
that
the
support
that
we're
receiving
at
this
moment
is
shared
to
us
from
the
earth.
Next,
I
invite
you
to
shift
your
attention
to
your
breathing.
When
you
inhale,
maybe
you
can
feel
a
sensation
of
expansion
within.
When
you
exhale,
a
sensation
of
relaxation
and
release.
When
you
inhale,
perhaps
you
can
imagine
this
nourishing
oxygen
coming
into
your
body,
maybe
becoming
aware
of
your
lungs,
sharing
this
oxygen
with
the
nourishing
blood
in
your
body,
this
oxygen
spreading
throughout
your
tissues
for
your
cells
to
absorb.
Each
of
your
cells
going
about
their
work,
their
individual
functions,
all
supported
by
every
in
-breath.
Also
noticing
that
as
your
cells
work,
as
they
take
in
that
oxygen,
they
also
release
carbon
dioxide.
And
as
the
blood
circulates
in
your
body,
sharing
the
oxygen,
it
also
picks
up
and
carries
away
the
unneeded
carbon
dioxide.
This
carbon
dioxide
travels
to
your
lungs.
And
as
the
in
-breath
brings
in
oxygen,
the
out
-breath
the
exhale
releases
carbon
dioxide.
Every
exhale
allows
us
to
release
what
the
body
no
longer
needs.
And
as
we
exhale,
we
breathe
out
into
the
air.
And
this
air
is
shared
with
other
living
beings.
Some
of
these
living
beings
are
plants.
Some
of
them
are
trees.
Just
taking
a
moment
to
see
if
you
can
imagine
a
tree,
if
you
can
imagine
that
when
you
exhale,
the
carbon
dioxide
that
your
body
releases
travels
through
the
air
and
eventually
makes
its
way
to
a
tree.
Whether
this
tree
has
leaves
or
needles,
it
probably
has
green.
Just
noticing
the
parts
of
your
tree
that
have
this
color.
And
this
green
color
is
special
because
it
comes
from
the
chlorophyll
within
the
cells
of
this
tree,
within
the
tree's
leaves
or
needles.
And
what's
so
special
about
this
chlorophyll
is
that
it's
able
to
absorb
that
carbon
dioxide
that
you
exhaled.
And
as
this
tree
stands
tall
under
sunlight,
the
photons
from
the
sun
arrive
into
the
chlorophyll,
combining
with
the
carbon
dioxide
from
your
breath.
And
when
the
photons
hit
the
carbon
dioxide
within
the
chlorophyll
of
these
leaves
or
needles,
something
pretty
miraculous
happens.
The
photon
knocks
the
oxygen
free,
leaving
the
carbon
for
the
tree
to
grow.
At
the
same
time,
the
tree
releases
this
oxygen
that
it
doesn't
need,
the
very
oxygen
that's
so
nourishing
for
your
body.
Just
as
you
inhale
oxygen
and
exhale
carbon
dioxide,
trees
inhale
carbon
dioxide
and
combine
it
with
light.
And
through
this
combination
of
carbon
dioxide
and
light,
the
tree
grows
and
releases
oxygen,
taking
in
carbon
dioxide
and
releasing
oxygen
and
sharing
that
oxygen
in
the
very
same
air
that
you
breathe.
At
this
very
moment,
as
you
inhale,
some
of
that
nourishing
oxygen
that's
coming
in
your
body
is
from
this
very
tree
that
you're
imagining.
And
as
you
exhale,
some
of
the
carbon
dioxide
that
you're
releasing
into
the
air
is
the
same
carbon
dioxide
absorbed
by
this
tree.
Just
taking
a
moment
to
notice
the
support
and
reciprocity
of
this
relationship.
As
we
breathe,
so
do
the
trees.
You
absorb
their
oxygen,
nourishing
your
body,
and
release
carbon
dioxide.
This
carbon
dioxide
is
absorbed
by
the
tree,
combined
with
light
from
the
sun,
and
is
transformed
into
the
very
same
oxygen
that
is
so
nourishing
for
your
body.
I
invite
you
for
a
moment
to
notice
this
tree
that
has
come
to
mind,
noticing
whether
it
has
leaves
or
needles,
maybe
noticing
if
it
has
bark.
Is
the
bark
smooth?
Is
it
bumpy?
Does
it
have
ridges?
Maybe
noticing
if
your
tree
is
tall.
Is
it
wide?
Taking
a
moment
to
notice
if
your
tree
has
bows
or
bows
and
branches.
Noticing
the
shape
of
the
trunk.
I
invite
you
to
just
take
a
moment
to
see
if
it
would
be
okay
to
come
and
sit
under
this
tree.
Perhaps
there's
a
spot
where
you
can
even
rest
your
back
against
the
trunk.
Just
taking
a
moment
to
sit
here
and
rest.
Perhaps
you
can
feel
the
roots
of
the
tree
under
you
as
they
reach
into
the
earth.
Maybe
these
roots
even
provide
a
structure
for
you
to
sit
on
or
around.
And
also
taking
a
moment
to
feel
the
strength
and
the
stability
of
the
trunk
of
this
tree
as
you
rest
against
it.
Looking
up,
perhaps
you
notice
the
canopy
of
this
tree
reaching
over
you,
providing
shade
and
protection
from
the
weather.
Maybe
you
feel
like
taking
a
nap
here,
or
maybe
you
have
a
book
with
you
or
music
to
listen
to.
Just
inviting
you
to
really
rest
and
enjoy
this
time
with
your
tree.
There's
nothing
required
for
you
to
do.
Whatever
you
choose
to
do
is
just
for
you.
Something
you
enjoy
or
like
doing.
Just
taking
some
time
to
enjoy
this
moment
with
yourself
and
noticing
the
relationship
between
you
and
this
tree.
Maybe
giving
yourself
some
appreciation
and
acknowledgement
for
taking
a
moment
to
relax,
to
do
something
that
pleases
you.
And
if
it
feels
okay
with
you,
maybe
even
imagine
saying
thank
you
to
this
tree.
Maybe
offering
the
tree
a
smile.
Maybe
even
placing
your
hand
on
the
trunk
of
this
tree.
And
when
it
feels
right,
just
inviting
you
to
imagine
just
waving
goodbye,
knowing
you'll
see
this
tree
again.
Taking
a
moment
now
to
notice
that
you're
in
a
room.
Perhaps
your
therapist
is
here
with
you.
Just
gently
inviting
you
to
open
your
eyes.
Gently
return
to
the
shared
space.