I’ve mentioned before that I have been trying to add meditation to my daily routine. I haven’t spoken about it much. Last time I was working on meditation, I did the recommended 40 days, then I stopped. I didn’t get back to it for quite a while. I’m not sure why, that’s just what happened.
When I started again, I decided to log when I did it and figure the number of days I have been doing it. As of today, it is 106 days without a lapse. I’m pretty proud of myself. I’m not sure I’m always doing it correctly, but, hey as long as I’m doing it this consistently, I must be doing something right.
I have an interesting photo as the desktop photo on my computer.
I love this and I have it on the screen as I’m meditating. No other lights on. It’s usually still dark out. I do have a candle burning.
With my Buddha that Ele gave me for Christmas and my mala beads which I made. I’m still amazed that I just decided to make them and I did!
It seems that regardless what kind of day I expect to have or if it’s one of those nights that I wake up in the middle and can’t go back to sleep, I feel better after I’ve meditated. I’m still working on getting the breathing right, but as I say it’s a work in progress. In fact that’s what I hear so often when I read about meditation. Just doing it is the important thing. Even if I never get it “right” I’m still getting great benefits from it.
I’ll be going away next week and I hope to be able to continue with this. I still wake up before everyone else so there’s no reason I won’t be able to. It is such a calming and positive way to start the day.
Every Day.
Happy Tuesday!
wow!! congrats on your meditation streak, fran!!
i so so agree that the mindfulness and breathing is so beneficial. the base of the hot yoga i am doing is BREATH. i have noticed this focus carrying over into my daily life, that feeling of calm, being centred.
thank you for sharing the buddha/candle photo – i love it!!
Thanks, Cathy! I’m glad you like it! I really want to find somewhere that I can learn yoga. I know I would benefit from the stretching. You certainly seem to be enjoying your hot yoga classes. So glad to hear that. Have a great day!
I love the photo of the Buddha, mala and candle. So very peaceful! I think it’s exciting that I also see results from my practice. Pretty cool! I always feel better when I do it!
Yay! Keep doing it, Master Ele… 😉
I’ve never done this before but I guess it can’t hurt to give it a shot. I could use a little OM>…in my life
Dawn, it really does change you. I still struggle to get to the right “feel” of it, but I keep trying. I get the feeling of it more often the more often I do it. Give it a try.
Good for you Fran. That is an awesome streak. I’m still shooting for once a week and even though I’ve only done it a handful of times and they are always short, I still feel better after.
Meghan, find a time for yourself to do this. I want to try to do it twice a day, but I guess I’m lucky to be able to stick with it for once a day. You know what it does for you, now just find that little chunk of time that you need.
I am soooo bad at this… BUT I committed to going to yoga Friday. *deep breaths*
You’ll get to it when you need it, Laura. I need to find a yoga class where they won’t point and laugh at me when I can’t get into the poses. I really need something to help me with my flexibility.
I can’t seem to make time to meditate but I’ve heard such good things! You are on an awesome streak.
Stacie, you’ll get to it. Just find five minutes and start. Don’t think about it in advance…just do it!
Meditating is actually one of the things I want to learn how to do this year. Do you have any tips for a beginner?
My biggest tip, Katy is to not give up. I still have a hard time quieting my thoughts, but I keep working at it. Do some reading on it and that can help.