Well it is the first morning of the stillness experiment, and I have to laugh. Seems technology is trying to play with my ability to stay still.
I woke up this morning excited to get going, and promptly started with my morning meditation after taking care of one quick task. ( my goal tomorrow is to choose the meditation, prior to any tasks.)
At any rate, this blog is extremely slow this morning and I have had challenges logging in and responding to comments. I am one of those people, who gets impatient when things don't work right. Can any of you relate to that? :)
So I have been doing my one minute meditation even more frequently than every hour to do my best to stay still and accept what is.
I decided to let the blogging go for awhile and work on another project. I needed to listen to an interview I had recorded and see if it needed any editing. Low and behold, the recording is not there.
I am taking the stance that the universe is on my side and that recording needed to be redone and will be much better the next time around. Or that I needed to record a different subject. I will be open to what the universe shows me ( and hope it does it in a timely manner as the material is time sensitive for my Life Transformation Tools and More program:))
I am also standing, that is perfect that I had technology challenges this morning. because it is easy to be still when everything is going great. It's quite another thing to be still in the face of challenge. So thank you for this challenge universe:)
On another note, I mentioned earlier that I have an injured shoulder. As a result, my left arm is in a sling and so I am having to type using Dragon Naturally Speaking voice recognition software. I have been using it for a couple of weeks now and, quite frankly, it still doesn't recognize my voice very often. and so while I am using spell check on this blog, you may find some errors, and I request your understanding of such.
More later. Until then, may you experience peace, even in the face of challenges.
Monday, June 2, 2008
And the journey begins...
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even with alarms, with work, find not getting to this every hour, though when doing it, definitely feeling the difference - the centered stillness helps me to not sweat the small stuff, and as is often said, it's all small stuff; anyway, definitely helping me with greater balance when able to take the moment to do it ... like you, setting intent to do first thing in the morning rather than after getting going in some of the busy work ... thank you again for providing this space, and this opportunity
I found that it felt good to just stop for a minute. . . . I also found that I kept wanting to open my eyes and look at stuff on my desk or monitor. This too will take practice.
I also found that the day felt more productive. It was easier to stay on track with the important things, not just the ones crying out for immediate attention that really don't matter.
I'm looking forward to trying again tomorrow.
Ugh..I posted about my experience today on my own blog. Read about it here Psalm 199:15
All in all...I'm trying not be too hard on myself.
2 interesting things happened today. i found some missing money yeah and I found a title to a car I had been looking for for days!
i also found it challenging to remember to stop but managed a few and will end the day soon w/ 5 min of stillness, thank u
Oh my goodness! Yesterday when I meditated correctly for the first time, with the help of the recording... I was so very relaxed. I only remembered to do it twice during the day and right before bed, but each time I felt so centered and so relaxed. I'm trying to be more consistent today. Recently I have been troubled by life circumstances and have let things bother me. But yesterday after meditating the first time, my mind felt calmed all day long. Is it the meditation? Or have things in my life just calmed down? I believe meditating helps here. Love it!
day 1 i only managed to do the morning meditation, but i did have a good day, hardly felt anxious or impatient at all. the stillness seems to last quite a while
I was having trouble with the link yesterday.It did not have the 5 minute version of the stillness experiment....only the 1 minute version......When I re-opened the email today, the 5 minute was there???...pretty strange. I have done the 5 minutes and I found it kind of hard to concentrate....I will try to do it tomorrow first thing in the morning before anyone gets up in my household.
It feels great to stop and just relax...I didn't realize how noisy my office is at work until my first attempt to meditate on yesterday. I also got a headache after someone walked up on me and called my name...whoa...that was not fun. However I decided to go to a different area when taking my 1 minute breaks. I am on a roll today and feeling very peaceful...can't wait to hear more stories.
This is just great :) I have always been an advocate of deep breaths, but somehow I forgot we don't have to be hyperventilating before can breathe deeply.
Very peaceful and calming, thank you
Ross
Still trying to post a comment here....urgh!! Enjoying the calm from the moment of stillness. Also struggling with having it be my first priority each day and at each hour; and found I wanted to open my eyes too. Persevered though, and enoying the sense of wellbeing. Ola
Discipline - Discipline
wherefore art thou, my Discipline??
To be disciplined or not to be disciplined - that is the Question!
Woke up this morning feeling gray,
Managed to meditate on the way!
Last night I made me a vow
that I couldn't keep.
Just kept thinking, Boy I need some more sleep.
So I managed to meditate one time Long, then one short & it all went wrong.
But this aint gonna be the end of my song
:-) :-)
wherefore art thou but to be disciplined my Discipline.
Meaning it can only get better
Patricia
How creative you are Patricia.
Thank you for sharing that poem.
And thanks to all of you for sharing, what you're noticing and how you're doing. Just keep doing it and keep noticing and keep learning. If you allow yourself to accept where you are is perfect, then it's much easier. I know that in itself isn't always easy, but give it a try.
Trends since meditating:>)
1.Found that I had to turn off the radio in my office that I keep as back ground music...too distracting as I meditated!
2.Discovered I worked better with out all the lamps I had on, its more restful to just have one light and not so much lit up.
3.Drinking a hell of a lot more water.
4. Not wearing nail polish and less makeup...
5. Eating more fruit.
There may be something to this!
I have been working on many issues with many tools but seem to be bogged down from many layers of GARBAGE. This has helped me to start moving again. Thankyou. At an angry level with much frustration, yet after the relax I am less angry and more focused. Blood pressure is down too!
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