Sunny Afternoon Outside

Transcript

You know, I really love the afternoons we take off and spend together outside. Just you and me, sitting here. This big, comfortable chair.

What's not as comfortable as I am? I'll take your word for that, as the one currently leaning against me. And to be quite honest with you, that's my favorite part.

Well, one of my favorite parts. My other favorite part is how hard you work for these afternoons. How all week you keep your head up, you get all your work done, and you make sure that you've got what you need set aside so that you can just enjoy the afternoon with me.

And that's certainly not to say that you're the only one that gets enjoyment out of this. I would rather be nowhere else in the world than right here with you, leaning up against me. I can feel just a little bit of your skin against mine, running my fingers through your hair.

Hi there. I like it when you look up at me like that. Hi.

Yes, you are very good. Yes, I am proud of all the hard work you've been doing, and I think it's important to recognize that. And I guess there's no better way than taking a few minutes outside and having me play with your hair and telling you what a good job you've been doing and how hard you've been working.

So it seems I fell right into the trap then. Oh well. Shame on me, I suppose.

Now I just have to sit here and enjoy this time with you, taking the way your hair smells, and run my hand over your shoulder, see how soft your shirt is. It's so sunny. The light looks very good on your face.

Do you need any more shadow? Do I need to move the umbrella? No? You like it? I'd like it too.

I bet it's nice and warm on your cheek, isn't it? Yeah? Good.

You deserve it. You deserve to be warm and comfortable, and feel safe, and just have some time for yourself. For us.

Come here. Mmm. There you go.

Let it all out. And now in. ..

And out. I tricked you, I did nothing of the sort. In.

.. And out. In.

.. In. ..

And out. There you go. Doesn't that feel better? You don't have to worry about anything.

No, just let it all go. Everything's fine. Everything's good.

You're right here where you need to be. Taking those deep breaths that your body needs. Relaxing your muscles.

Your shoulders. Your jaw. Your hands.

Your back. There you go. Yeah, lean on me.

You're fine. Close your eyes for a second. And just feel the warm sun on your face.

Listen to the birds. Well, I think that one's a squirrel. And my voice.

Oh, there you go. Smells like. ..

Smells like someone's cooking. Smells good. Mmm.

Smells like Italian food. Oh. Well, that gives me some ideas for later.

But back to here. Back to you. You can open your eyes now if you want.

Hi. Welcome back. It's good to have you.

It's good to be here with you. Thank you for letting me help you get some relaxing time in. You know I never mind taking a step back.

If it means I get to be out here with you for a little while. I love it. I'll take any excuse.

And, well, if it keeps you on your best behavior, so to speak. Then I'm all for it. We're going to take a few more breaths together.

And while we do, I want you to think about something this week that you're proud of yourself for. I'm proud of you for a number of things. But that's not the most important part here.

I want to hear about something that you feel good about. You can take a minute. You can think.

We are going to be breathing at the same time. Yeah, I'll tell you mine. But first, in.

And out. And in. And out.

In. And out. In.

And out. And out. So did you come up with something? Or are you still pondering? Well, I'll go ahead and tell you mine.

I am proud of myself for taking the steps this week to make a few things in my life easier for me. Sometimes it's difficult to, you know, convince myself that I'm not taking the easy way. Or something like that, when really I'm just giving myself a hand.

We can all be our own biggest supporters. And for some reason, we do this silly thing of not doing that. But it gets us all.

And this week I was able to help myself out a little bit. Now, did you come up with something? Or do we need a few more breaths? In.

Out. Very good. So what do you got? Very well chosen.

And making sure to give yourself the credit for it. Even better. Close your eyes again.

Take a couple of deep breaths. In. And out.

Thank you for sharing that. In. And out.

And thank you for playing along with my silly little question. In. And out.

There you go. There you go. Now just feel my fingers in your hair and the sun on your face.

And my hand on your shoulder. And the smell of the grass and the feel of the breeze. Keep your eyes closed.

And just breathe for a minute. I'll be right here. Thank you.