Meditation — what works for me
I could feel my heart wake up. And it had a message for me. Something I always knew deep down but hadn’t been present to for years — probably since I was a child.
I spent the rest of the day in a state of bliss and love. My mind was present, but so was my heart. And I never knew that was possible.
Meditation had brought this moment to me. And I knew it could bring more.
How I Used to Think About Meditation
I used to think there were only two things you could accomplish with meditation:
- Come away feeling refreshed
- Get an answer to a question
When I sought to feel refreshed, although I’d often feel a bit better after 10 to 20 minutes of meditation, I would often be disappointed that it did not seem to work as a cure-all for exhaustion and tiredness. It was worth the effort, but the results were not phenomenal in my eyes.
And so far as getting answers was concerned, this often happened involuntarily, kind of like how when you go for a walk or a drive or a shower after a long day of work and suddenly new ideas come to you.
As you can tell from my attitude towards meditation at the time, I often had an on again off again relationship with it.
