g'morning, everyone! Welcome to Cate, Arthur, and Jane...and hooray to Stray for surviving yesterday's ickiness!
I didn't do bows yesterday: I was too busy to do them before I taught in the morning, and by afternoon it was too hot & humid to even think about doing prostrations. But I did do three mindful breaths after things cooled down in the evening, so all wasn't lost.
It's still early enough to be semi-coolish, at least with fans going, so I'm going to do bows & sit for 15 minutes now even though it's too early to wake up my neighbors with chanting...
Meditation. Nothing else quite reorients me to the beauty of the world, and of my great fortune to be in it. If I give myself to a two and half hour session like I did yesterday, all I see afterwards is extraordinary beauty and love everywhere!
Everywhere I went afterwards, the world seemed to be singing. In the trees, the earth, each blade of grass, in all the people I saw and in the gentle and warm and humorous conversations I had.
Brenda, I'm so glad your efforts had such a transformative effect - even after my few minutes I do find myself grinning at the world in general, and also more prepared to be moved to tears as well - which is really strange and new for me.
Beth - thanks for the cyber-tea :) And Ruth - the breathing reminder continues to be useful!
It has felt bizarrely like I am not entirely alone these last 2 days. My bedroom has one wall entirely glass and another with a very large window. It is like being outside, the vines that hang from the roof wrap around the ceiling and the tree next to my window is filled most of the day with blue tits hopping and chirping. The sky, the grass, clouds - clouds! Water held in the air to make little puffs of white that fall as rain to make stuff grow ... wow.
I am a little daunted today by how much time I might be spending here over the next few weeks. I had a clear idea that I wasn't going to be on top form for a while, but I'm finding it a lot tougher than I'd imagined. Still - what a great place to be recuperating! And who knows - maybe tomorrow I will bounce out of bed and feel great :)
It is quite amazing how much difference practicing being present, and noticing my self and my environment has already made. And how taking a deep breath and being still for a moment is becoming an instinctive response to any difficult moment. Thanks all for helping me make this change.
How considerate of you to hold back on your chanting Lorianne! Hope the heat is letting up on you - we're breathing a little easier here today. Phew.
Stray, your bedroom sounds like it's in a treehouse! It sounds wonderful. I hope you are recuperating more quickly soon. Take care.
Brenda, is there something magical about the 2.5 hour figure? I can't remember if you ever said how or why you came up with that amount of time?
Lorianne, thanks for the reminder that in a pinch even three mindful breaths is helpful.
Jean, oh Jean. I do hope your week is restorative. A lot has been thrown at you recently. Time for restoration definitely seems reasonable and a good idea.
Dale, I hope that just because you aren't commenting doesn't mean you're not sitting. I will if you will. ;-)
1/12 of the day, MB. And what significance that has I don't know! I did way more meditation than that yesterday, too. Pretty much the whole day and most of the evening. It's done me a lot of good. I feel positively revamped -:)
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Cate, welcome! Wow, how lovely, all these new people!
g'morning, everyone! Welcome to Cate, Arthur, and Jane...and hooray to Stray for surviving yesterday's ickiness!
I didn't do bows yesterday: I was too busy to do them before I taught in the morning, and by afternoon it was too hot & humid to even think about doing prostrations. But I did do three mindful breaths after things cooled down in the evening, so all wasn't lost.
It's still early enough to be semi-coolish, at least with fans going, so I'm going to do bows & sit for 15 minutes now even though it's too early to wake up my neighbors with chanting...
Meditation. Nothing else quite reorients me to the beauty of the world, and of my great fortune to be in it. If I give myself to a two and half hour session like I did yesterday, all I see afterwards is extraordinary beauty and love everywhere!
Everywhere I went afterwards, the world seemed to be singing. In the trees, the earth, each blade of grass, in all the people I saw and in the gentle and warm and humorous conversations I had.
hey all :)
Brenda, I'm so glad your efforts had such a transformative effect - even after my few minutes I do find myself grinning at the world in general, and also more prepared to be moved to tears as well - which is really strange and new for me.
Beth - thanks for the cyber-tea :) And Ruth - the breathing reminder continues to be useful!
It has felt bizarrely like I am not entirely alone these last 2 days. My bedroom has one wall entirely glass and another with a very large window. It is like being outside, the vines that hang from the roof wrap around the ceiling and the tree next to my window is filled most of the day with blue tits hopping and chirping. The sky, the grass, clouds - clouds! Water held in the air to make little puffs of white that fall as rain to make stuff grow ... wow.
I am a little daunted today by how much time I might be spending here over the next few weeks. I had a clear idea that I wasn't going to be on top form for a while, but I'm finding it a lot tougher than I'd imagined. Still - what a great place to be recuperating! And who knows - maybe tomorrow I will bounce out of bed and feel great :)
It is quite amazing how much difference practicing being present, and noticing my self and my environment has already made. And how taking a deep breath and being still for a moment is becoming an instinctive response to any difficult moment. Thanks all for helping me make this change.
How considerate of you to hold back on your chanting Lorianne! Hope the heat is letting up on you - we're breathing a little easier here today. Phew.
hugs,
xx
Stray, your bedroom sounds like it's in a treehouse! It sounds wonderful. I hope you are recuperating more quickly soon. Take care.
Brenda, is there something magical about the 2.5 hour figure? I can't remember if you ever said how or why you came up with that amount of time?
Lorianne, thanks for the reminder that in a pinch even three mindful breaths is helpful.
Jean, oh Jean. I do hope your week is restorative. A lot has been thrown at you recently. Time for restoration definitely seems reasonable and a good idea.
Dale, I hope that just because you aren't commenting doesn't mean you're not sitting. I will if you will. ;-)
MB you are spot on! I hadn't realised but it is just like living in a treehouse ...
xx
Lucky you, then!! At least in that regard. Take care, Stray.
1/12 of the day, MB. And what significance that has I don't know! I did way more meditation than that yesterday, too. Pretty much the whole day and most of the evening. It's done me a lot of good. I feel positively revamped -:)
Sat a few minutes today. So you have to too, MB :-)
Welcome Cate!
Do well (or good? I'm a little embarrassed that I might not be as articulate as the average 100 days blogger)so far.
Actually, for me, great progress would be made of I could not keep my committment for a few days and then not beat myself up about it.
Arthur
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