Good morning Monday. Starting my day with mindful meditation and calm before the storm of the cooperate world slaps me awake. My precious weekday morning trout one was to wake up at the last possible minute and roll out of bed with enough time to take a quick shower and get right on the two laptops I have to use for work and hit the ground running. No time for thinking it setting the days Intensions. BAM! Right into it ! I love early quiet mornings when it's just me and I can really ease into the day and that usually happens on the weekends. I wake up before anyone else and enjoy the stillness. Why don't I do this during the week ? Well today was day one. I got up earlier and it wasn't forced. My mind and body were ready to get out of bed.
Took a nice hot shower and headed to the deck. I am using this app called "calm" to stay the training for mindful meditation.
Let me just say this will be by biggest challenge. To calm my mind. I am at the beginning of my journey so I don't best myself up too much. I like this picture of me with the zero mph ... That is what I am trying to start my day with. Zero mph. It's hard but I will get there.
I have used the music below in the past to calm my mind and there is just something about these chanting monks that help me relax. Combined with the sounds of birds and the wind outside helped. I feel focused and ready to tackle this day.
I sat and just watched the life outside this morning. This yard and my neighbors yard is just a zoo of little critters. Chipmunks , squirrels and so many various birds. All moving and going about their day it's just beautiful to watch.
I chug 1L of water when I first wake up and then do a guided meditation for 15 to 20 min. So far it's the same meditation everyday. My mind still wonders and goes into "I wonder how my next meeting will go" or "I'm not being paid to meditate" - Joel V
Posted by: Joel V | 08/03/2015 at 09:39 AM