A Little Sunshine to Meditate
Couldn't we all use a little more sunshine in our lives? Sometimes when we are stuck in the middle of a dark and windy road we can use a litttle sunshine for the soul. A reason to wake up and smell the roses or the coffee. I have recently taken up meditation, to new age music, to silence, to chants, to classical music. Any of them will take me where I want to go. I close my eyes, breathe deeply and am transported to a simpler time and place. A place of beauty and peace. A place where even the most difficult questions can be answered peacefully. Of course then I open my eyes and I am still having a wee bit of trouble getting back into the real world, but since I've started meditating I find that the minute I become present with my breath I can make it go away. It is one of the greatest gifts I can give to myself. My human brain is very busy, it can take molehills and make them into a mountain range. I appreciate the ability to...