Welcome to all who would like more stillness, peace and joy in their life.
I started this experiment for a variety of reasons. the main reason is that I personally need more structure to remind me to be quiet. And I wanted to structure to be easy to use and not take a lot of time.
I've been a student of stillness for a long time and know its benefits. And yet somehow, I still manage to get out of the habit. I will think I haven't mastered it and don't need to practice any more. But that is only my ego fooling me.
I also started this experiment because I am curious about what would be available if many people around the world were practicing stillness at the same time and for an extended period of time, such as 30 days.
You see when you are still, you are not in resistance. And when we are not in resistance with ourselves or others, what is possible in our lives and in their lives.? And even in the lives of those who do not participate because our energy is connected to others energy.
I had many reasons not to start this experiment. The biggest of which is that I have a shoulder injury/torn rotator cuff. It is very painful at times and is interfering with my sleep. So I thought to myself, how can I possibly be quiet when I am having this much pain?
And then I awakened and remembered that being still is probably the best thing I could do for myself right now. And as I re-engaged in my stillness exercises, I found I was much better able to be with my injury and indeed the pain lessened.
I imagine you have reasons to why this might not be the best time for you to be still or participate in this experiment. I encourage you to think of those reasons, as the very reason for you to participate right now. There is never a great time to do this according to our ego.
There will never be a time; a time when we have nothing going on in our lives. Stillness does not take away from what is going on in your life. Rather, it enhances your life.
You may have a concern about whether you will be able to do this regularl y---to set aside time and to remember to be quiet. for one minute every hour. I encourage you to let go of that concern. You will do what ever you do, and it will be just perfect. Haves the intent to learn from what ever you do and don't do an experiment. I don't know that I will remember or take the time to do it every hour. Even know that if my commitment. And I will notice what comes up to get in my way both inside of me and outside of me. And it will all be very interesting.
I look forward to being on this journey with you. The more the merrier. So please invite your friends to play with us. They can sign up at
www.Balancedliving.com/stillness.html.
Warmly,
Stacey
3 comments:
Not real sure where to post this but I am leaving feedback for the stillness experiment. I have been trying it for the past few weeks. I initially noticed that it was very hard to just be still. I was constantly thinking about what I needed to do. I finally managed to achieve it and I feel less stressed. I still have a very busy schedule but I am not as moody as I used to be. I believe it is helping me relax and have more confidence in my own abilities.
Like the last comment person, I couldn't find where we are supposed to post either.
I was just working on some (for me) mind-bendingly confusing bookwork when my 1 min stillness was due.... within that tiny space of stillness I got so relaxed that my head dropped backwards as if I was falling asleep - yet now I feel more clear-headed to continue.
I was not able to do the 1 minute meditations very often. I usually started and ended my days with the longer meditation. Even without doing them as often as I should have, I noticed that I was calmer and better able to deal with stress. I have an active toddler, and some days she would be crawling on me, trying to pull my eyelids open, etc. while I was attempting to be still. Even during those times, I felt better for having tried. :)
I will continue with the meditations and hopefully I will be able to make them a regular part of my day.
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