The power of Meditation

Ever since lockdown one year ago, I have implemented the habit of meditation. Reading “atomic habits” definitely contributed to helping me engrain new habits. Of course I have missed some days here in there, but in the last few months, this habit has now become second nature to me.

So I missed my morning breathing and meditation yesterday, I felt extremely off balance. I was more susceptible to anxiety and worry. I realised how attached I have become to breathing and meditation every morning before breakfast. It’s okay not to achieve the daily goals I set in my mind to do everyday, although I do feel much more reward, growth and achievement when I do fulfil them. I decided to not judge myself and let it go.

Today an incredible thing happened while meditating: I felt I was truly being in the present moment, I don’t really know how to explain it. I felt as light as a feather, I couldn’t feel the weight of my body, perhaps I was really connecting with my soul. I connected with the inner me, and heard an inner voice telling me that everything will be okay. Advising me to believe more in myself, and that God is with me always. Peace engulfed my entire being, I was feeling complete ease and relaxation, then I heard another wise message: “You are always creating your future in the present moment”.

I choose to engrain the wisdom of today and remember my best to apply it to every given moment, knowing that I am in fact creating my future in the now- this small fact, carries massive consequence, knowing that whatever thoughts we may have now is contributing to our future, so I will have to be more aware of my thought pattern, control myself when something doesn’t go my way, be wary of unwarranted negative thoughts seeping through and reverse them. If someone bothered me, journal it out and then send them love and compassion. If I feel impatience for things not going my way, journal it out, and be grateful for all the times things did go my way. If I hear bad news, accept, journal and move on, everything that happens is meant to happen. As we are unaware at this point to see the larger picture behind our setbacks. Knowing, trusting, having faith that God and the universe is always choosing what is BEST for us.

I wanted to share my incredible meditation experience this morning. Although yesterday was the first day in months that I didn’t meditate in the morning, I was able to go deeper into this state today, to connect in a way I wasn’t able to before- so it made me ponder- if we think of meditation as an exercise for the brain, maybe giving it a break once in a while is actually NEEDED in order to go deeper, if I physically exercise each and every day with no breaks, my body will not have time to recover the tissue in the muscles, if I don’t take the time to stretch post exercise (wich for me is like journaling/ reflecting post meditation) then we aren’t reaching the maximum potential of transforming our bodies/minds. So perhaps, missing a meditation once in a while is not a bad thing, perhaps it is actually necessary to be able to really connect with the inner me, on a deeper level.
What are your thoughts?

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