An Individual Adventure

 There is so much misunderstanding about meditation - what it is, how to do it, where and when to do so - no wonder most people say they can’t meditate. There’s a misconception that it means having no thoughts at all! Maybe some advanced yogis somewhere can achieve that, but this everyday girl hasn’t reached that level or come anywhere close. It is, in fact, an individual adventure.

For me, the fundamental reason I meditate is to be open to receive. I talk to my Creator. I need to be open to hearing that Spirit commune with me as well, and I can’t do that if I’m busy solving the world’s problems (!) or worrying about whatever else I have no control over. I can’t hear it if my inner voice is busy justifying my beliefs or behavior, or if I’m anticipating what I’d like to hear. 

An adventure is experiencing something as yet unknown. Am I open? Can I relax into simply being for a moment or for several minutes? Can I listen past the mental clutter? Every time I make time to meditate, I am learning how to do it. I am gaining individual expertise. I am finding out how to hear. I am opening the invitation to my own individual adventure.