Post: #1

A chance to improve through meditation

I'm interested in learning about myself through meditation. In my past experience I've learned a lot about myself through meditation and I though it would be a good opportunity to try out this exercise. I know that i lack consistancy and after hearing that performing the same task 21 days in a row helps and trying it out i know i will benefit a lot from this

Meditation Times:
Morning: 10-15 min around 5-6 (thank you Celestine for the informative wake up early article.

Evening: 10-15 min before going to sleep

I will probably do a simple close your eyes and relax kind of meditation. i may and probably will develop a more refined meditation technique.

I hope to get better sleep at night, a better understanding of myself and develop a sense of serenity

Good Luck to us

Post: #2

1:02pm I was able to meditate for a few minutes to test the waters. my breathing slowed down and i feel like i was able to hear things more clearly. time felt like it was going a little slowly. for an afternoon meditation it went well i may experiement with longer times

Post: #3

After a long day at work yesterday (I work at a Halloween store so you can imagine its gonna get rough now) meditation on the way home was very relaxing and relieving. The stress building up and sometimes finding myself wondering when i will go home made things tense so this was the perfect time to practice.

A bit of a walking meditation went a long way and in the end by the time i got home i was relieved, albet exhausted

Post: #4

Today was a bit of a relaxer day but it felt like was trying to do a lot things at once. In the process i realized i can slow things down and that would create a meditation of sorts. I think it works because i felt more relaxed and focused on my work what I needed to do and what i can do to improve. I feel like I'm starting to make steps forward in my meditation but so far i feel like i need a little more practice. so far its been really stress relieving

Post: #5

Having a long day of work after a few hours of working out and martial arts wasn't easy but meditating throughout yesterday gave me stability to handle my job. Its a very peculiar feeling, you know meditation has been around for who knows how long and yet you wonder after you get into it where have you been your whole life. Its a very strange and eye opening experience

Post: #6

While its been a few days since i posted I never stopped meditating every day. It's strange but after getting the ball running I felt I couldn't stop. It was a bizarre feeling and I eel like I still have things under control

Today i spent a few minutes between morning tasks meditating, reflecting on myself and find a better understanding of myself. It was curious that it took a three week program to get me into this but I'm glad I got through the first seven days

Post: #7

I'm a bit frustrated i haven't been making the time to write down my experiences everyday. I'm not even going to give myself an excuse why all i know is that for the rest of the experience i want to write down my thoughts everyday.

Even as i write it feels like i'm meditating and I like that. My thoughts are clearer and I can feel more relaxed. I'm letting myself enjoy these moments and I feel like meditation is becoming more and more rooted in my life. I'm excited to see how this will end on Holloween. in the mean time i've been feeling kinda stressed and the meditation has helped me a lot

Post: #8

Just some reflection of the past few days:

A few days ago I was reflecting on the bus and between classes. The interesting thing was i read an interesting passage from one of my books where all meditation can be is just sitting. So I sat. I sat with a clear mind and saw that i was more aware of my surroundings and where i was. It felt really great.

Yesterday I was continuing what I learned from the day before and enjoyed a lot of what I felt. There was clarity and I was surprised with how easy things looked and felt. It made me take more meditation moments more frequently throughout the day.

Today I was having trouble with a little stress and found just sitting and clearing my mind, just not saying anything really helped. I wasn't distracted, I was more focused. Everything felt good. I don't know how I managed not to enjoy meditation like this

Post: #9

Yesterday's meditation after work on the way home really helped. I work at a halloween shop so you can imagine how intense it was especially since i had closing. fortunately i'm progressing better at not thinking and that has allowed me to handle the long exhausting hours.

Today i got in a fight with my mom and it surprises me how much of a reflex meditating has become. I didn't think it would be that instant i just stopped thinking sat down. i was really surprised with myself and was able to take the steps accordingly to handle the situation. i feel proud of myself

Post: #10

I have a bit of a bad habit huh. I try to write everyday but for what its worth i suppose it can't be helped. Doesn't mean i should accept it as it is it just can't be helped. Sounds like i"m contradicting myself huh.

Todays meditation i was a bit distracted today, mostly because the 21 days are almost up and I've only spent half the days writing my reflections. Still so far it has been pretty fruitful. I can really see myself meditating when this is all over. I wonder if we can still write in these threads after the 21 days are up