The Revitalization of my Life-Day 26

Oh how good it feels to accomplish something that you have been trying to accomplish for a long time. In my recent post, I mentioned that I was going to start meditating. Well, this didn't just recently come about. I have been wanting to start a daily meditation since I was in college. I use to think that if a person can just put themselves into solitude for an hour a day, they can get more accomplish because it will help them to focus better. Well, I did it! Yes, I finally had my first meditation moment. It was only 15 minutes, but I did. My ultimate goal is to reach an hour a day. I know this is going to take some time, but I know that I can do it.

Now I must tell you about the experience. It was unbelievable. I didn't sit Indian style in the center of a room with my palms up like you see on t.v. I just sat in a chair with my feet flat on the floor and my fingers interlocked. The first 1 minute felt like an hour. It was kind of hard just sitting there not doing anything but thinking. I had to gather my thoughts because they were very scattered and this is what was making the time seem like it was going by so slow. Once I gathered my thoughts, it was exhilarating. I took myself to a place that I hadn't been ever in my life. I was inside the deepest part of my thoughts placing them strategically as I want them and at the same time thinking about all that I had to accomplish. I was thinking about short term goals long term goals, and even how I was going to clean the house when I got off work. It was truly amazing. Not only did it give me a sense of organization, but it gave me a sense of freedom. I could go anywhere I wanted to go and actually feel as if I am there if I focuses hard enough. I could accomplish any task that I wanted to in a matter of seconds. It was the best 15 minutes of just pure peace that I have had in my life. Now I will say that it felt like I was meditating for hours but I just have to get my body and mind on one accord with all of this. It's just like exercising. You have to start slow and gradually work your way up to more strenuous exercises. I know tomorrow will probably be more difficult than today, but I know that if I fight through it and pull it off, it will be well worth it.

I say to you today, if you don't think that you have time to revitalize your life, think again. If I can take 15 minutes and just sit and think about nothing or about how to better myself, you can too. We find time to do everything else in our lives, why not take the time to make it better. Take away your favorite television show for one night. Use that time to go off into a room with no noise at all. If you don't have a room like this, go to your car. No radio, no cell phone, no nothing. Just you and your thoughts. Start off small if you don't have the time...15 minutes. once you experience what I experienced you will want to increase your time to an hour. The key to this is that you have to focus on what's within and not what's on the outside. Focus on yourself!

"Meditation is nothing but medicine for the mind that heals the body and purifies the soul"-K.J Swint