Ever since I started working, I barely have the time for all the things I used to do – craft, language lessons, and guitar practice etc. The
days was all about waking up in the morning, go to work, pick up child, be with family, go to bed and the cycle continues the next day.
I used to try out playing guitar (my Fender is still up the cupboard waiting for me) and dreaming of an electric guitar one day – a epiphone goth les paul studio electric guitar perhaps.
Then I tried crochet because I thought I can self teach myself how to crochet better than to self teach myself playing a guitar. I did it actually, and completed a few projects. But it takes a lot of patience and time too. So that too I had stopped but my love for it hasn’t died.
I’m just glad that at least I can still keep up with a little language self study here and there – while travelling to and from work, or during work breaks. That and meditation. So at the moment, I have my language study and my meditation to keep life balanced for myself. That I don’t breakdown in the end feeling like I didn’t do anything to improve myself.
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
When ever the word ‘meditation’ is used, the picture of a person sitting crossed legged, with eyes closed may come in mind. It is one of the many ways to meditate. Meditation is basically emptying the mind – therefore it can be done walking, sitting down, or even lying down flat on the back. Different people may find different styles fit them best. Some people would use a lit candle to help them focus, put the attention to the breathing, and recently I’ve come across on a forum that someone suggested holding on to something – a crystal or personalized coins etc – while meditating. Now, when it is said to empty ones mind, it is not that the brain will go completely blank, but more likely to not think actively. Let thoughts come and go but not ‘think’ or ‘ponder’ upon them.
I’ve been doing some meditating for sometime now, and I feel that I see problems differently. They are as difficult as before, but I learn to look at them calmly. It is as if suddenly it appears no point getting all worked up because that won’t help solve anything.
I’m still at the early stages of meditation. However I do hope to make it a permanent aspect in my daily life.
Therapy
Therapy
This is what I am currently reading : The magic power of your mind. I read this book a few years back. Well, started reading it at least but didn’t finish it. Now I am already half through and I think I will be able to finish it this time.
We all know or have some knowledge about how our minds can do wonders. But little understand and even less know how to utilise the minds to their full potential. Although I am quite content with my life currently, but I have to admit there are things that I would like to improve – mostly myself.Hence my hope to recondition the way I think, meditate more, enhance spiritually.
The past few days I’ve been trying to meditate more and more. Most of the time right before I go off to bed. I realize that for the past couple of days, I’ve stopped waking up in the middle of the night like I used to before. It’s not that I got myself a new memory foam mattress or anything like that, so I’m quite sure that my sleeping soundly through out the night may be attributed to the short meditations I do right before sleep. I cannot really confirm it, but I will continue to do what I’m doing.
Eat well, exercise more and calmer feelings, these are my new year’s resolution.
Interesting read, Lifestyle, Therapy
Interesting read, Lifestyle, Therapy
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