meditate regularly

that I write daily now, and Julia Cameron speaks very strongly of morning pages being a meditative practice. Maybe I’m closer to this goal than I thought I was. 1 week ago

It was a lock out at the buddhist centre (by my watch 35 secs late) this weekend. So I am going to try it alone. ease my way in with ten minutes each day. see how it goes. 4 weeks ago

To my great surprise, I find that calming my baby is very meditative. Whether he’s out-of-control crying (rare, but it happens) or too wired to fall asleep, the rocking motion and soothing singing / talking repeatedly is actually very meditative. One of the things I do for crying jags is just gently chant “one, two” over and over as I rock him.

All my nerves of course are on edge when I hear my baby crying, but somehow these moments of hyper baby and calming down rituals actually become a form of meditation. 1 month ago

I need to take this ne more seriously. Moving it higher on the list. 1 month ago

The local Buddhist monastery has a class on Tuesdays that delves into Chan Buddhism and beginning meditation. I missed the first two classes but made it to the third and should be able to attend all of the classes going forward. It was GRUELING to sit through meditation last Tuesday. My body was sore from falling off a horse a couple days before. I’m looking forward to possibly a bit more ease this time. 4 months ago