My Daily Meditation Journey

'My roots, breath deeply. Keep me connected with the core of me.' I just listened to a woman sing this mantra for 7 minutes while trying to stay on the breath. The practice felt better today after the shambles that was my last post. Not that I care of course. I know that we all get days like this, days when nothing seems to work. Today, was a different matter entirely. I felt a deep inner glow - whatever the hell that is - and a certain level of contentment. I'm not sure whether I liked practicing with the sing-song mantra of not. Something is telling me to breathe in silence, but I think I'll stick to the guided meditations for a while yet. I don't want to get ahead of myself. During today's practice I did have some thoughts. Namely, the thoughts that arise in our head cause us to feel a certain way (negative/positive/indifferent) and then we as humans 'feel' that way. How are you today? I'm great! or I'm not too well today. Are we real...

Right, there we go. Practice done for this morning. This, may I add, is also after a 6.5km run completed while the sun rose all crimson and orange from behind a hill. I really hope I can keep this health kick going as I do feel x10 better for my efforts. Anyway, today's practice saw me breathing in concentrating on the lift of my shoulders and then breathing out and focusing the exhale on the heart. In total, the meditation lasted just over 6 minutes, and to be honest, it tool me a good 4 minutes to get settled. My mind was racing this way and that, sometimes barely able to inhale fully without a digression. That said, I did yank my attention back as soon as I realized, but it did show me how easily our minds drift off into strange and disconnected thoughts. These flashes of thought reminded me today of the flashbacks you get after a heavy night on the beer. You all know what I'm talking about: a night when you overdo it and walk up dying, pulsating with anxiety about wha...

Hi, folks. I hope all is well with you all today. I just finished a 7 minute 'Loving Kindness Meditation' and it felt good. The purpose of the practice was to connect with others and myself with love by repeating a short mantra. First, you think about yourself and offer unconditional love, and then this extended out to someone close to you, and then all other humans and animals. Some interesting thoughts arose during this practice. Namely, when I offered love to all humans, I had flashes of people I've recently felt and spoken negatively towards. The practice allowed me to see that their behavior was just a manifestation of their current situation in life and not a true reflection of who they are as a human. We shouldn't judge people on their present behavior as there are so many factors that cause people to act in ways that they later regret. In fact, most of my behavior throughout the day I later reflect upon and think 'Why did I say that' or 'Wh...

OK, welcome to 'My Daily Meditation Blog' to you all. Thanks for taking the time to read and join me on this quest to delve deeper into the mind. I suppose the big question is why am I taking the time to meditate twice daily and write about my experiences? This is because something inside of me is telling me this is necessary for my mental well-being and a vital element in trying to become the best version of myself that I can possible be. I know, all of this might sound incredibly self-indulgent to you, but I can tell you straight, I know the time is right for me to take control of my mental state, even if it's only for a few minutes per day. You see, my mind has become cluttered over the years. Clutter with work, cluttered with a a confused sense of self, cluttered with hazy ideas about other people, what they represent and their worth to me, and most of all cluttered with the incessant chatter that accompanies the aftermath of drinking alcohol. Thus, if you...