Day 28 ~

I do hope you can hear this, because after 20+ years of attempting to settle my mind with meditation, I had "my own" awakening: the feeling of peace literally resides in our heart area. I believe this is why we can actually feel it. I realized what I was missing: the true feeling of peace is something I can turn on and off.

Even though I first learned of "meditation" so long ago, I still hear that word with the resistance from the person I used to be. Perhaps this is exactly why I may be able to speak to like-minds that resist the unknown.


Most people have heard of meditation, but do most people imagine they'd do such a thing? That's for "them" and my life is already overflowing with things I can't get around to or my life is fine. Why would I ever consider sitting there twisted like some pretzel from the "new-age" even though I know it's probably good somehow.
 
There's got to be a significant reason for all the positive affects meditation has on our body's functioning. I know what I want you to understand: when you focus your attention on the Feeling of calm and acceptance, (peace) IN your heart area, you will realize how your deepest thoughts effect that.

But how are you going to make yourself feel peace when there's so much to occupy your thoughts? Again, not expecting, if you can, is what's going to enable you to feel the difference. Having no expectations, period, is the key to handling most things we encounter. Sounds so simple, and it is, but it ain't easy. But we all know that right?

I already knew I couldn't change things that already "were" (as in are now), and worrying about the future is fruitless. I needed the missing-link to connect heart-intelligence with the unseen that transcends our understanding.

I've spent the last 24 years believing there IS something "magical" to life, which has been referred to as "A God". My upbringing didn't include acknowledgement of God, which I can now accept as an unfathomable, perfect energy including evolution, that is blended with (all) man's free-will.

If you've never meditated or stopped, you might give it a try again. Try at least 10 minutes to start and increase to what you feel comfortable with. Just sit up straight somewhere. Feet on the floor is okay too. Slightly bow you head and imagine looking between your eyes. I put my right hand, palm up, over my left, palm up, with my thumbs slightly touching. To me this feels like reverence that my self is receiving my heart's great wisdom.

Like I've said, at first I did need to remind myself everything is exactly as it's supposed to, so no concerns. Now I can just feel that peace if my mind starts to think anything. Remember; things are happening the way they do for us so we can see ourselves in that connection, if that makes sense.

Hey, I encourage feedback if you have any or more! I can take it as good as I can give it, so no worries here.

Always ~ LL