Author Archive | Heather Sweeney

This may have been my second Real Happiness challenge completed, but it’s my first one that I’ve blogged about. I think that writing about the daily guided meditations helped me analyze what works best for me, which will in turn Read More

When interacting with people I don’t see eye-to-eye with, I’ve always tried to remind myself that we never know what others are going through at any given moment. Today’s lovingkindness meditation reminded me of that, reminded me to look at Read More

I hope all beings everywhere felt some lovingkindness today because I was spreading the love all day. I could also feel the same well wishes in return. I just know everyone participating in this challenge helped to make the world Read More

Today’s lovingkindness meditation focused on other people: someone who has shown me kindness, a friend whose life is going well, a friend who is struggling, someone who is mildly difficult and someone who has been very difficult. I truly believe Read More

As frequently as I practice metta meditations, I rarely remember to begin with myself. I wish other people happiness, peace, health and safety, but I don’t wish them upon myself enough. Today’s lovingkindness meditation — imagining myself sitting in the Read More

My walking meditation today was in the rain, and unfortunately I couldn’t aim lovingkindness at others passing by because no one else was walking in the rain. But as I wished myself happiness and peace, other people who have been Read More

Today’s meditation kicked off the final week of the challenge that focuses on lovingkindness. I have always enjoyed lovingkindness meditations, both for myself and for other people. Thinking about something good I did yesterday was the perfect way to get Read More

I feel like today was the first time during this third week of the challenge that I was fully in the meditation for the entire duration. My mind wasn’t wandering as much, and when it did baby step away from Read More

“Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope; a slight change, and all patterns and configurations alter.” ~Sharon Salzberg This meditation helped me realized that, just like feelings of joy and happiness, feelings like anger, frustration and disappointment, are all fleeting. Whether Read More

I was very distracted during this entire meditation. I tried so hard to use the techniques Sharon has taught to let all my thoughts float away, but my brain wouldn’t turn off. Maybe I picked the wrong time of day Read More