Meditation

As I slowly began to find my way on this path there were many ups and downs. It was a constant roller coaster ride. Nothing there to cling to and it began to eat my lunch.

Then one day I got one of those unsolicited emails. The kind you normally hit the spam button on. It was about meditation. Specifically the company Zen12. For some reason I was drawn to open this email and once again Spirit and synchronicity struck.

What could be more simple than listening to a guided meditation. So I ordered it. Hey 12 minutes a day - piece of cake.

Not with my monkey brain chattering away. My first month was a constant running dialog of things to do and chatter as I tried to clear my mind. Running in the background of the guided meditation is a brainwave entrainment to help your brain learn the brain wave patterns to reach a deeper meditative state. By the second month of repeating the first month's program I was starting to finally see progress. There was still the laundry list of things to do going on but I was finding more instances of quiet.

Now 2 plus years later I have found how to turn off (most of the time) that chattering monkey. I still use the Zen12 program and I do that for 20 minutes a day. I also do other meditations throughout the day. It brings to me a sense of peace. There was a time last year when I fell off the meditation wagon for 4 months and life quickly began to spiral out of control. Actually my life was the same but my perception was different. Once I got back to meditating the calm reentered my life.

My life is still a roller coaster. But now things don't bother me like they did. I am able to face things with a lot calmer outlook.  

From WebMD meditation can reduce stress, improve blood pressure and improve the immune system. Here is the link to that page: http://www.webmd.com/balance/features/meditation-heals-body-and-mind

So there is that elusive time thing again. Do you have 20 minutes a day? I always find my 20 minutes. It is me time. Time to heal, relax and find my positive.