Day 9

This morning I did make time for meditation, and since my mala meditation is only about 5-6 minutes, and Week 2 requires 10, I did a mindfulness sitting meditation for the remainder of the time. I kinda sucked at getting present, but the candle I had lit helped me return.

I wrote up all my notes from last night’s meeting and put them in the Day 8 log. I haven’t really accomplished much else and have felt a little scattered and tired today. Adjusting to the new full time position is challenging. But I did get to talk with my son and I have to say I LOVE the adult version of him. He’s really interesting and funny and I like him as a human, not just as my son.

So I did a short walk with dog and husband, and I’m thinking of heading back out for another walk alone rather than yoga. Sometimes I need to be outside more than doing asana. Especially after so much time spent on my butt staring at a screen…I’ll let you know!

Just back from a half hour walk listening to a podcast instead of nature. But it was still nice to be outside!

My husband had to work late so I jumped into the Warrior One yoga dance party tonight and got to enjoy Kim’s meditation, and do a little yoga and a lot of dancing/wiggling and enjoying our great community. It put a happy spin on the end of my day! Maybe I could get used to meditation and/or yoga at night, too!

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