Day 20

Well finally I was productive today, in the sense I cleaned the house. Vacuum and mopping not necessarily one of my favourite pastimes (I guess it’s not most). I more of a superficial cleaner and let things, get out of control easily. So I am trying to remedy this. And I guess this leads on to what I am grateful for today. Clean house, beautiful floors and kitchen. It was such a nice evening to bring out the candles

I so love candles the flickering flame (mesmerising), shadows, and soft light it provides really takes me to a nice relaxing and great space. Even better now I have these wicked wood wick candles (thanks to Carol who put me on to them) not only do I get the flame now I get the sound of a crackling fire....it’s so nice. Meditation is probably something I have not down for a while...you know life get busy no time to stop or if you do you fall asleep. So with the candles burning me thinking about meditating (but on fb) a post by Pat really grabbed my attention. So I am going to share that with you also as I now in the last 3 months the simple technique it talks about (and sometimes we make think its silly or yeh we know it) has really helped me.

Sit or lie in a stable position and practice mindful breathing.

Enjoy your in-breath and your out-breath, and focus your attention on the abdomen.
Belly breathing can be very deep, very slow, and very powerful.
If you continue doing this for three weeks, you'll develop the right practice.

Then, when a strong emotion arises, you'll remember the practice and you will succeed in soothing your emotion.

Each time your emotion becomes a little less powerful. You don’t have to fight; you just allow the energy of mindfulness to embrace your emotion.

Then it will weaken and go back to the depths of your consciousness.