2011.09.18 _ 17

Back to combining the breaths practice last night, and feeling appreciative for this exercise of support. It shows up a lot of tendencies which may not be exactly hidden but not at the forefront either. :)

::: In urban bistro
::: Overlooking a wild stream
::: In tune with my soul

Yes, as Wester wrote yesterday, how nice to see her and Bruce and me sharing an exploration of surrendering. And I also resonated very much with what Aphrodite wrote, about trying (but failing) to keep the feeling of a meditation throughout the day. Like Wol in her exchange with Eliza, failing is no problem as long as we continue to try. Success or failure is not very important; it's the follow-up that is important, the gesture that follows. And back to Wester: how nice to share this every-day-practice experiences here in our little group!

Intention for the project: Noticing Poems
Gray sky
Trees dancing
Guardians planning the Chairity
A moment of stillness edited 16:37, 18 Sep 2011

Another day where the first opportunity to meditate came in the evening. I had an attempt in the morning, but it was interrupted. When I did get to meditate, I found (not for the first time either) that I had forgotten to move from the preliminary relaxing to the actual meditation technique. No problem, just start as soon as I notice. When the 10-minute buzzer went off, I felt I wasn't quite done yet, so I meditated for 5 minutes more.

Sat for twelve minutes with Bertram's session at the Mountain Meditation. The presence of the others was comforting and encouraging.

A light meditation tonight, reminds me to slow down tomorrow, slow meditation lasts much longer... and deeper

Our "silent worship" at Quaker Meeting today was the longest we've had in months - almost a full hour. Everyone at the Meeting felt led to speak "out of the silence" except me. I try to remember to ask myself whether what I might have to say would be more valuable than the silence itself, and today it was not.

After returning home from Meeting, I bought an SL recliner, installed it in the Kira Dome, and sat in it for a long while. edited 01:48, 19 Sep 2011

On practice walk today, mind full of projects. I'm always so full of intentions, sometimes pressing forward, sometimes shrinking back. How about just resting in intention when I notice it? There's lots of occasions for noticing intentions, there's so many of them - there's one! Open to it, and open in it, resting in its arrow-ness, without churning so much about end points. That arrow has resting energy, rich, charged, glowing.

Will I remember that tomorrow? :-)

:)

Thinking about the peace quote: "The colours of life dance on top of peace. If we were to be able to be still for one moment...we would be left with peace and love - which is what we are." Alanis Morrissette .
Dropping to be peace. yes. edited 05:47, 19 Sep 2011