Post: #21

Day 13:

Were you able to complete your meditation practice today? Why/Why not?

Yes, I'd like to add today, especially today, and this entire week has been hard on me for teen problems and all that and at times I felt like giving up, cried during my meditating sections today and felt very dispirited but at the same time excited of this new beginning.


If yes, how did your meditation go? What meditation did you do? Where did you meditate? How long did you meditate for?

30 minutes- bath meditation
30 minutes- walking meditation



Anything you want to share about the meditation itself?

I cried during and out of my meditation sections. It was a sudden depression that hit me with the status on my love life. I'd add more details on that on my life journal. I know since the start I told myself I'm not gonna give up, I'm not gonna give up, I'm not gonna give up even if things go wrong...seems like it was harder on me than I expected when things did go wrong but I'm satisfied knowing I didn't give up.

Anything you have learned for yourself today? (whether related or non-related to meditation)

Yes. On this day I learned many things and the most important one was that quotes can make wonders. Trough out all of this I remembered a quote I had read of J.K. Rowlings. "Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life." I believe if it weren't for this quote I wouldn't had made it as I did today. I learned I want to re-start my life , my problems are small in comparison to others and while I did need a day to just stop and think things clearly I do not regret any second and, honestly, some say I lost but I say I have never and will never loose because we only loose the day we give up and in my life, my dreams, my goals I haven't given up in the slightest, heck, my journey has but only begun...

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Day 14:

Were you able to complete your meditation practice today? Why/Why not?


Yes, my key learning is that I have restarted my journey. In what was a new experienced hardship to me I noticed how precious things I already have are and how beautiful life truly is. I love this world and everybody in it. I learned it's true that problems aren't to be hated but instead be taken as diamonds that enrich our well-being.

If yes, how did your meditation go? What meditation did you do? Where did you meditate? How long did you meditate for?

Compared to other times this 2 weeks I barely meditated today.
10 minutes on bath
30 minutes walking meditation
15 minutes before bedtime(Just finished.)

Anything you want to share about the meditation itself?

Meditation has slowly become a part of my life. I admit I am not satisfied with my meditation routines as they are now and it should be time for me to stop procrastinating on setting an exact hour and dedicating minimum 2 hours meditating daily for what is left of this last week.

Anything you have learned for yourself today? (whether related or non-related to meditation)

I am emotionally tired, insecure and scared for what awaits ahead but no matter how insecure I am with my life choice, it's by error that we learn and no matter what happens I will never loose till the day I say "I give up." Without action anything is possible and seriously...I'm sick and tired of procrastinating on certain parts of my life.....

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Day 15 & 16:


Were you able to complete your meditation practice today? Why/Why not?

Hi all! Sorry for the late update. I had yet to feel a mix of sadness and happiness and barely felt like updating at all but here I am writing this haha. I'm disappointed in myself because I had established a goal to meditate 2 times for this last week but I noticed I woke up late right on the second day! I got no time to meditate in the morning but I did during nighttime. Day 15 and 16 were almost the same feelings so I'll mix them.

If yes, how did your meditation go? What meditation did you do? Where did you meditate? How long did you meditate for?

Day 15:Walking meditation for 1 hour
Day 16:Ok, at this point I still felt a bit sad and lost. I meditated before bedtime for one hour, somehow I didn't fall asleep, but right after fell asleep like a rock.

Anything you want to share about the meditation itself?

Finally I choose I prefer meditating the classical way. Walking meditation was a nice way to release my stress but letting my thoughts go wild in the empty silence of my head is just the best way I can observe things. Music of any type distracts me.

Anything you have learned for yourself today? (whether related or non-related to meditation)

On the weekend...that I am restarting my life. The things I most love about meditating are: It clears my mind, relaxes my body and soul, it's a new experience a normally wouldn't explore.

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Day 17:

Were you able to complete your meditation practice today? Why/Why not?

Yes, my mood is a bit better but still got lots more to analyze.


If yes, how did your meditation go? What meditation did you do? Where did you meditate? How long did you meditate for?

walking-30 minutes
eyes closed in room in silence-1 hour


Anything you want to share about the meditation itself?

Not really, just that I love it and it's helped me a lot during this times!


Anything you have learned for yourself today? (whether related or non-related to meditation)

Hmm well I've learned that when things go bad I waste a lot of time recovering. Sometimes I feel like giving up or why am I even doing what I do? or what is it I really want? and that my #1 reason for procrastination is probably...my though of I got to organize things first. I already cleaned my room as I wanted to but I always feel like I need to deal with something in my mind so yeah I'm a perfectionist. Gotta read the perfectionism post again then.

Post: #23

Day 18:

Were you able to complete your meditation practice today? Why/Why not?

Yes. I meditated 10 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes after arriving from school.


If yes, how did your meditation go? What meditation did you do? Where did you meditate? How long did you meditate for?

I meditated in my room, total silence. Classic sit and close eyes breathing meditation.


Anything you want to share about the meditation itself?

Yes. the 15 minute meditation I did on this day made a HUGE impact on the decisions I would take today.


Anything you have learned for yourself today? (whether related or non-related to meditation)

I was having a problem with a friend of mine, actually I still am. She's a great person but our personalities are not compatible at all and I wish to end the friendship as I find it's holding me back from my goals. I find this hard as I don't want to hurt her feelings but I don't wish to continue the friendship any further as it's getting to the point she's depending too much on me. Before this situation I had another situation with the boy and this got me down but thanks to how I interpreted the quote and the meditation I was able to make it trough. I have become more conscious with my life and have surprised myself. While this week and last week have been full of a feeling of loss, change and sadness I haven't lost my hope in any moment. I've come to appreciate this hardships and love my life more than I ever have before. I'm greatly anticipating what's to come from now on. As I had mentioned in past posts my journey has just begun and I knew hardships will always be here but in the long run abandoning this current friendship is for the best on both parts as it brings more bad things than positive.I won't give up.

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Day 19:

Were you able to complete your meditation practice today? Why/Why not?

Yeah.


If yes, how did your meditation go? What meditation did you do? Where did you meditate? How long did you meditate for?

Peaceful. I meditated for 30 minutes, walking.


Anything you want to share about the meditation itself?

It's helped me more than I can explain right now.

Anything you have learned for yourself today? (whether related or non-related to meditation)

I'm too considerate towards others feelings and I'm not sure if this is a good or bad habit.

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Day 20:

Were you able to complete your meditation practice today? Why/Why not?

Yeah but I found it hard to concentrate because I was REALLY worried about a lil fight I had with one of my friends on facebook, another friend, not the one I mentioned in past posts and the fight was completely unrelated.


If yes, how did your meditation go? What meditation did you do? Where did you meditate? How long did you meditate for?

I walked meditated for 30 minutes and before bedtime I was so worried I ended up meditating for 15 minutes but could barely sleep at all after all and even ended up having nightmares and sleep paralysis. Every time I'm in an extreme state of stress I end up having sleep paralysis... :/


Anything you want to share about the meditation itself?

Yes, I've noticed ever since I started meditating I've been having some problems sleeping. My dreams have become from peaceful dream land to pure continuous vivid dreams. This dreams can get a bit scary at times since they feel so real but I don't think it's meditating the cause. It's the HUGE changes and decisions I've made in my life this past two weeks due to my decisions and mind clearing during the meditation sections. Oct 17-Oct 28 were, honestly, one of the most impacting moments in my life. O.O

Anything you have learned for yourself today? (whether related or non-related to meditation)

I don't want to be part of facebook groups. They are troublesome and I quickly got rid of that from my life as troublesome things are not what I want in life.

My last thoughts: I love meditating but it's been such a huge impact I'm not sure if I should continue as I'm reaching the point I'm starting fearing going to sleep a bit...for now I will continue meditating but not before bedtime anymore.

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Day 21:

Were you able to complete your meditation practice today? Why/Why not?

Yep. Today 21DMC and my hardships since last week finally ended. There are still many more to come but the heartbreak and my friendship crisis are past now. I was really surprised how I did not have to tell my friend I wanted to spend time with others as she suddenly got a boyfriend today and told me she wanted some space instead! That caught me by surprise!!


If yes, how did your meditation go? What meditation did you do? Where did you meditate? How long did you meditate for?

Normal, walking mediation 30 minutes.


Anything you want to share about the meditation itself?

In a way I am a bit sad at myself for not sticking to the hours I wanted to meditate in since the start but even if 21DMC is over my meditation journey has not ended.

Anything you have learned for yourself today? (whether related or non-related to meditation)

If it weren't for meditating and the communities optimism I don't know how I would had handled my problems. In the process I accidentally developed another habit not giving up. I haven't bee active in the community with replies but I've read and we have all done great!!! Good luck everybody and good luck to you too Celes with the servers and all.

Post: #25

Action Plan Moving Forward:

How has the 21DMC journey been for you?

Simply amazing. There were many emotions involved (sadness, happiness, fear, relaxation, etc.) and it's so hard to just describe it. In short, my journey felt like it lasted forever. The first week was normal but the rest 14 days was full of many negative emotions and feelings of anger to improve in my life and doing things I normally never would, meditating was the main element that helped me took HUGE decisions I would otherwise be too afraid to take. Adding meditation to my life has been a life changing experience.

What was your perception of meditation in the past, before 21DMC?

I thought it was some type of exercise so I never had any interest in it. I thought it was just a Chinese process in which people blank their minds or pray to Buddha.

What is your perception of meditation now? Has it changed? If so, how?


I think it's something we should all give a try at some point in our lives and then choose if it's for us or not. I think any form of meditation can help us more than we could ever imagine and am so glad I got to be in 21DMC


Is there anything you have learned about yourself through your meditations? If so, what?

I've learned I can do so much more than I offer right now. I really did love but, unfortunately, love isn't pink roses and the harsh reality of the heartbreak came. I realized I am still so immature in many things. I learned not everything needs a happy ending in order to be happy. I had a "sad" ending but I learned SO much more due to my errors and the sudden trauma. I love being single because if I would still be in love I wouldn't had acquired my new friends, my motivation to never give up and my realization that everything happens for a meaning, we just gotta know how to deal with it and that when we change, everything changes.

Would you like to continue practicing meditation moving forward?

Hmmm that's a tough question...I want to..but I'm a bit scared of my sleep paralysis to be honest...I started having sleep paralysis right after I got a severe injury in my birthday on July this year but it's become more common since I started meditating. I gain so much clarity from meditating it affects my sleep because my head is more relaxed then my normal confused thoughts. I plan to continue still but will investigate this.

If so, what are you going to do to ensure that you cultivate it as a life-long habit?

I'm gonna re-start my calendar and this time schedule my 30 minutes of meditating daily 5 pm each day. If I feel I need to add more time, less time or change the hour I'll find out this way as in 21DMC I concentrated more on meditating than actually establishing an hour.