I am no longer on schedule. Today is Tuesday, March 3, and the course finished several days ago. For the past almost 2 weeks I have been engaged in packing up my belongings for a big move from Montreal to Read More
Author Archive | Sharon Gubbay
Observation and insight about thoughts
My observation comes with a question. The observation is that during this meditation and during other meditations as well, there seem to be no thoughts. Indeed, one of the things I really enjoy about meditation is that I’m just here Read More
My lifelong fear of death appears in a new perspective
Since I was quite small I have experienced terrible panic in contemplating the prospect of my eventual death. Later in life I came to believe that this panic was rooted in a repressed childhood incident. This incident would’ve been accompanied Read More
Guilt, shame, fear… an egg.
I had a hard boiled egg for lunch today. I had boiled it but not eaten it yesterday, so it was in my fridge waiting for me. As soon as the meditation started, there was a feeling of dread inside Read More
A little bit closer…
I was a little bit distracted during the meditation, perhaps because of lying on my comfortable bed. However, I do feel that I’m getting a little bit closer to making the important distinction between my presence in the present moment, Read More
The quest for presence
It feels like today’s meditation might be a useful tool in my ongoing quest for presence. By distinguishing between the breath and what is not the breath, one catches a glimpse. The breath is always there, it just is, the Read More
Quite distracted today
My sister and her husband have come from Connecticut to help my husband and I pack up and prepare for our upcoming move to San Antonio, Texas. We gave them our bedroom to sleep in and we are sleeping in Read More
Notice the time of day when it’s easiest to bring kindness to yourself
The instruction given today, to notice how I speak to myself at different times during the day or in different contexts, was a surprise! It has never occurred to me to make distinctions in this area. When is it easiest Read More
Definitely distracted today but I still enjoy it
I really like counting the breath. I find it very calming and I don’t have a lot of trouble keeping track. It feels like a safe place to be. At the same time, there is a lot going on later Read More
Breathe in love, breathe out peace
In yesterday’s online session of the course Conscious Healing with Thomas Hubl, I volunteered at the end to have the 800 participants from around the world tune in to me. To my surprise, this brief exercise began with my feeling Read More