Friday, October 29, 2021

Course Corrections Day 4: I don't understand what anything is for

 The point of this meditation is too look at everything as if for the first time.


I have taken this meditation in a different direction today, as I try and understand how to piece the world together.  In the world of product development, you look around for what you can use from what already exists.

In my personal life, I'm looking at the combinations of things that make up my life (family, friends, coworkers) and I'm trying to find gratitude in the combination of good things that exist within me.

It's also good to look at things with fresh eyes of what needs, changing, improving, or retiring.  

I would say this meditation today was helpful to me in recognizing the beauty in everyday things, even though I took it in a different direction. 

Course Corrections Day 3: Everything I experience, I give it meaning

 Very philosophical today.

If we accept that we create meaning, intentionally, then there is a way for us to direct our thoughts, and feelings toward both positive and negative experiences.

He used the example of a zoom meeting that is boring you, and how you can change the meaning of your immediate day.

He didn't speak of anything very complicated, which I liked.   

This meditation I would rate as fairly philosophical, and not very difficult.



Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Course Corrections Day 2: Nothing in this room has meaning

 What stands in my way is the meaning of everything I have made.  This includes:


  • Objects
  • Feelings/Thoughts
  • People (Negative or Positive relationships)

Noticing my body, my feelings, and how I'm doing.  I would say I'm feeling neutral today, which is pretty much tuned towards being happy/positive.  I'm not in any pain and I'm somewhat well rested.

But learning about attachments means letting go of what things 'mean' today.  So today's practice is very hard for me, because being able to say nothing has any meaning to me isn't true.  Lots of things have meaning to me.  I feel deeply connected to this world and attached.

I would rate this meditation as difficult and somewhat unpleasant, since I am in a good mood, and detachment for me means trying to lower it.  

Course Corrections Monthly Meditation: Day 1

 So for fun, I've started doing a 5 minute mediation per day from this Youtube series.


Today's mediation was about noticing things around you. And having awareness of objects.


I would say what happened most to me is I noticed textures.  I noticed the difference between the textures on the floorboards vs the texture of a large towel.  The grain in the wood on the bannister.  The difference of light in the hallway versus the light from the window.

This episode is about practicing resetting our ability to look at things as is for the first time, focusing on surroundings.

I would say this day's meditation was fun for me, as I often spend a lot of time filtering out what I look at on a regular basis.