I did the Sharon Salzberg meditation challenge a few years ago. It was nice – I was just starting to get into meditation. I had no idea how powerful it could be and I continue a meditation practice. It is Read More
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Day 18: Meditation On Working With Thoughts
TaraB February 18, 2020
“We can remind ourselves that these [negative thought patterns] are just visiting, they’re not essentially who we are.” For me, that is the crux of this meditation. Thoughts may become things but we are not essentially our negative thought patterns. Read More
Day 19 – Challenging Emotions
Sarah Chauncey February 19, 2019
I wasn’t feeling anger when I sat down… and it’s not something that arises often, but I have been feeling it more lately (because of a particular situation). I didn’t really want to bring anger forth–it’s uncomfortable enough when it Read More
#RealHappinessChallenge Day 18 – distracted, hijacked, or sliding by – thoughts
SueB February 18, 2019
Today’s #meditation practice focused on working with thoughts that come while you are meditating. Sometimes these thoughts are just distractions that come and go, other times they hijack our meditation and take us down a path where we focus on Read More
Day 5 – So Many Thoughts
Sarah Chauncey February 5, 2019
So much thinking. I thought I was staying pretty focused, and then nope, there’s another thought: Debating whether to distract my kitten from clawing the underside of the box spring. Considering going to Home Depot to buy pegboard to put Read More
Day 3 – The Runaway Horse in My Mind
Sarah Chauncey February 3, 2019
Considering how much benefit I’ve reaped from meditating, I’m always startled to notice that I resist actually sitting. Sure, I do walking meditations and “toasty between flannel sheets” meditations, but I seem to circle around and around and around actually Read More
