Emotional state today: Up
I slept over my friends’ house last night and got on the road this morning, so I did not sit for meditation until I got home this afternoon. It was beautiful weather so I decided to do my sit outside. I found it very challenging to concentrate with all of the sensory stimulation around me. And it’s not that I was focusing on the sounds and sights, but those things were enough to dislodge my attention from my breath so that my mind could start chattering away again.
This was a great contrast to sitting on my cushion in the morning. It helped me see just how important that simple environment is in building a strong practice of concentration. This makes me think I want to give 6 AM sits another try.
Just wanted to tell you thanks for your blog! I found it yesterday, and it was a great inspiration for me in my own meditation and awareness journey. 🙂 I will be following!
Awesome, Nic, thank you! I’m psyched to be your virtual buddy on our mutual journeys! I scanned your blog just now and it seems that we’re aligned in our focus on meditation and physical fitness. I’m going to follow your progress, too. 🙂