Meditation high

Hello lovers,

Just returned from the lovely meditation intro, feeling inspired and calm. Wanted to share this with you all.



Sweet dreams and good night <3 p="">

Don't listen to me, listen to Sherlock

Anxiety is an albatross, that makes life more painful and difficult than it needs to be. My boo and I are going to the Buddhist center in a nearby neighborhood tonight for an introduction to meditation. I saw this gif of Benedict and thought it was an important reminder. I hope it helps someone else today!



I've learned meditation before - Tibetan Buddhist, as well as Vipasana - but I have never been able to found a practice. I am pretty sure meditation is like jogging - if you don't do it regularly, you will feel like you've never done it every time you try. This class tonight might not change that, but it's at least a step in the right direction.

Writing for the sake of writing

Hello kittens,

Checkin in on y'all - how's everyone doin? How are you feeling? Who's got something in their craw? I'm all ears.

I'm doing ok, baby-stepping my way to doing well. I am cautiously optimistic, but hope is creeping in like the first rays of a new day's sun. Makes me feel warm :)

I really hope you're well. If you're not, I hope you have someone you feel you can turn to. If you don't, I'm here.

Lots of love!

EDIT: A quick note about the title of this post - I realized that I've been approaching this blog with the same energy with which I approach many things: "Get it done." Whether it's doing the dishes, taking care of my health or tending to this project, the goal is not to get done, or at least I don't think it should be. Rather, the goal is to, in this case, write. The writing is the goal - it is the journey.

a short note on hope

Dr. Martin Luther the King's words, not mine:

Your emotions today aren't going to be the same ones you're having a year from now... Probably.

"Let everything happy to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final."
-Rainer Maria Rilke

I read this in an article today and it spoke to me. Everything IS going to happen to you, so you might as well let it. It is the avoidance of feeling emotions that are already there that is at the crux of addiction.

Raising my words

Raise your words,
not your voice.
It is rain that
grows flowers,
not thunder.

-Rumi

rithmatic

I crunched some numbers, dear readers, and figured out that, if I continue posting at the same rate, it'll take me 40 years to reach 1000 posts. lol.
So, I am stepping up my game.
Feeling good today. I had a long, therapeutic weekend, so I feel ready to face the new week.
I hope y'all are hangin' in there. If you need anything - someone to listen, someone to be your cheerleader, if you have questions, holler at your girl!

Biggest hug.
Dee