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One Breath at a Time

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Hello everyone,


This week we read to pg 43 Patience, under the section Attitudes of Mindfulness. We talked about how mindfulness meditation isn't about stopping your thoughts, but just becoming aware of them as thoughts, and about mindfulness of emotions and where they showed up in your body, and just becoming aware of them without trying to change them.

Then we talked about developing a practice. So my question for comment this week is what are you willing to commit to to increase your practice? Perhaps it's setting an "intention" for your practice, or getting clear about your "why" for meditating. Perhaps it's setting a specific time or place to meditate daily or regularly. What are you willing to do?

For me, my intention is what motivated me into practicing, and now it's just become a part of my daily routine. I'm grateful for that, but that only happened because I sat with groups like this one, and meditated regularly with others and was willing to do a guided meditation on Insight TImer when that was what served me best.

Not being judgmental of the type of meditation or the amount of time I spent doing it, but just doing it consistently was very helpful to me in developing my practice. I also found that setting up a sacred space in my room helped me remember to sit.

What about you?

Shannin Clarkson
Oct 30, 2024

Thank you Lori. Most of my meditation is done while walking. I feel connected to my higher power while walking in nature. Noticing and appreciating the sights and sounds. It is not daily, and I try to do it as often as possible. It's where I get quiet and can be still while walking. Most of the time I don't listen to music or anything, I am just enjoying the natural sounds of my surroundings. I have also done guided sleep meditations in the evening when I am feeling anxious and not able to sleep. I am going to incorporate silent meditation into my life again; that was helpful when I made time for it. Thanks for all the suggestions. Meditation has been helpful however it's been done in my experience.

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