The two meditation practices I found most
beneficial were this past one and Loving Kindness. The idea behind the Loving
Kindness practice was good for me. I liked focusing on being a better person
and in a sense praying for others. There was a sense of calmness in me after I
did that one.
This past one we did was my favorite. Maybe I
am getting better at sitting still or maybe the thought of my Mom just makes me
that happy? I think my greatest achievement in life is to be a good mom.
Ultimately everything I do is to set a good example and experience true
happiness. These reflections and assignments have helped me set goals. I
believe going back to these meditation practices will help me in my quest to be
a better mom and person. Just the focus alone on self-awareness &
realizing it is that acknowledging it is a step in the right direction. I have made adjustments to my life and my families life over the last 8 weeks I would have never tried if not for the awareness that has grown. All it takes is to listen.
To maintain what I’ve learned & to foster
“mental fitness” I will continue to practice. I would like to do the same
meditation but use my own phrases or statements. Then I’d like to find a
relaxing music I could listen to. I still have to find a good time to try. So far,
night time is a struggle, daytime is almost impossible with kids and a husband lol,
and morning is my enemy. My goal is to work on the last one. I love getting up
early and feeling refreshed because it happens so infrequently. I am going to
try meditating and stretching each morning for 10-15minutes. Even if the meditation is silent I have really learned to focus positively or even mindlessly.
Hi!
ReplyDeleteIt's great that you're doing so well with your meditation - I feel like I'm coming along with mine too! I really enjoyed this week's exercise. The others weren't bad, but I really liked and was motivated by this week's. Somehow visualizing the achievements and good feelings from my past really helped to motivate me to want to achieve them again - for real.
I read that you are looking for some music for your meditation. I personally like Enya if you want music. I think she was pretty popular in the early 90's (yes, I'm showing my age;) but I always found it to be uplifting and calming at the same time. Plus, you can't really understand a lot of the lyrics so it's not as distracting as other music to me. The other thing I like is more white noise. I find it is way too distracting for me to meditate if it is too quiet - I end up hearing and focusing on every little noise I hear. Unfortunately it is not always raining or storming (my favorite sounds), but I like to use the iPhone app White Noise. It's a collection of different sounds to fall asleep to/drown out background noise, and it's free. You can buy sounds too, but it has a lot of basics that really help me. I use it a lot when I stay in hotels for business, and you can either leave it on or set a timer for it to shut itself off. I love it - hope it helps you too! Have a great week - Miranda
Hi Jenn,
ReplyDeleteThat is a good idea to use your own phrases in mental exercises. It would be nice to write out your own exercise and phrases then record it so that it is fitted to you and just you. Anyways, great post and have a great week!
Hi Jenn,
ReplyDeleteEven if you only have 10-15 minutes of quiet time in the morning, I am sure that you will reap benefits from meditating at this time of day. For myself it's hard to meditate in the morning because I usually go into a sleep state ;) But, I did get some great advice from a friend saying to light a candle and use the candle to focus. I don't know about you, but I love candles! And this works well for me too.