Hmm. Five minutes this morning. Really not finding it easy to sit at present.
But yesterday I did mud meditation. A sunny day after weeks of rain and storms, so we went for a walk in the country. Lovely day of hazy sunshine, but, oh, the mud - inches deep and sticky, every step an effort, in to the top of our boots and oozing over. It was like that for a mile or so, and I kept reminding myself to come back to the present, the next step, not look to see how much farther, which is when you slip and... so we reached the end of the mud eventually, with no accidents and only feet and ankles covered in wet, glistening clay.
Sounds wicked :) Plenty of mud available for meditation round here! My housemate came back covered in it after she faceplanted off her mountain bike yesterday. Yikes.
Trying to change old patterns of behaviour at the moment. Most challenging!
Hi everyone - is there actually an "everyone" out there still? I should talk - I've barely said anything here for weeks. My "practice" really does deserve to be in quotes, as I am not sitting at a regular time at all, but I *am* meditating or at least doing mindful breathing every day, nearly always before getting up, and often in the night. It continues, even in such a non-regular way, to help.
Jean, I came here awhile ago planning to write a message of greeting, but got totally sidetracked by your link to Crackskull Bob, who is hilarious. Now I'm back...
Stray, warmest thoughts to you. Nicole, glad to hear from you!
I'm just checking in to respond to Beth's question. I'm doing well, juggling various family health challenges, and finding that my vision of reality has changed since I began meditating. It's much more moment by moment instead of the stories and worries of the past and future. I am not sure whether this shift is due to just getting older(!), the philosophy I have been studying, or the meditation itself. I suspect it is a combination.
That said, my meditation is very "warthoggian" at this time - the best description would be inattentive. From past experience, I think this is probably part of a cycle that will improve.
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Hmm. Five minutes this morning. Really not finding it easy to sit at present.
But yesterday I did mud meditation. A sunny day after weeks of rain and storms, so we went for a walk in the country. Lovely day of hazy sunshine, but, oh, the mud - inches deep and sticky, every step an effort, in to the top of our boots and oozing over. It was like that for a mile or so, and I kept reminding myself to come back to the present, the next step, not look to see how much farther, which is when you slip and... so we reached the end of the mud eventually, with no accidents and only feet and ankles covered in wet, glistening clay.
Stands you in good stead, this being still stuff.
Sounds wicked :) Plenty of mud available for meditation round here! My housemate came back covered in it after she faceplanted off her mountain bike yesterday. Yikes.
Trying to change old patterns of behaviour at the moment. Most challenging!
Lx
Hi everyone - is there actually an "everyone" out there still? I should talk - I've barely said anything here for weeks. My "practice" really does deserve to be in quotes, as I am not sitting at a regular time at all, but I *am* meditating or at least doing mindful breathing every day, nearly always before getting up, and often in the night. It continues, even in such a non-regular way, to help.
It would be good to hear how you all are.
Jean, I came here awhile ago planning to write a message of greeting, but got totally sidetracked by your link to Crackskull Bob, who is hilarious. Now I'm back...
Stray, warmest thoughts to you. Nicole, glad to hear from you!
I'm just checking in to respond to Beth's question. I'm doing well, juggling various family health challenges, and finding that my vision of reality has changed since I began meditating. It's much more moment by moment instead of the stories and worries of the past and future. I am not sure whether this shift is due to just getting older(!), the philosophy I have been studying, or the meditation itself. I suspect it is a combination.
That said, my meditation is very "warthoggian" at this time - the best description would be inattentive. From past experience, I think this is probably part of a cycle that will improve.
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