You? Kind? Seriously? Who are you kidding? These demeaning words come from the Inner Critic, the voluble, vociferous voice that goes wherever I do, the one who interrupts vulnerable moments. This ‘I am…’ exercise is not my invention. It comes …
Now we travel down to the fifth chakra, at the center of the neck, symbolized by the color blue. This is where it all started, this meditation stuff, back in the fall of 2018, when I realized I was not …
For this next part of the meditation, I shift to the sixth chakra, at the middle of the forehead and just above the eyebrows—or third eye—symbolized by the color indigo. For a time in my life, considering myself creative …
This part of the meditation is uncomfortable for me to write. I fear judgment, and maybe worst of all, my own. This next sequence of words, from ‘I am holy’ to ‘I am persevering,’ is mostly aligned with the …
In my sitting meditation, the first thing I do is remind myself that I am here. I am not in the remnant of the dream that clings like the anchor line of a spiderweb. I am not in the project …
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The third part of my morning meditation is sitting meditation. I’ve learned that if I try to simply focus on my breath, my mind takes a hike. So I say words to myself, in my mind. NOTE: As I worked …
The alarm goes off. I tap ‘snooze’ but I don’t snooze. I wiggle my toes, sometimes singing the ‘Wake Up Toes’ song. I wiggle my fingers. I rub my feet, then my legs, then my arms, my chest, my scalp, …
I’ve had trouble focusing this week. It’s probably because of the US Presidential election, which, as I write this on Thursday afternoon, does not yet have a winner and, with recounts and lawsuits, may not for some time. It’s probably …
I’ve been hesitant to start the series on Morning Routine. Here’s why: my morning routine has been shaky of late. After morning after morning of consistency, in the last two months, I’ve fallen off. I’ll do one part or …
Normally when I write these posts, I imagine that I am writing to someone who reads them, and I pick different people for different topics. But today, because I’m currently teaching a course on diversity and inclusion, that topic and …