Winter Feast - Day 8, 9 & 10

We all live busy lives. When we commit to 40 minutes every day it can be a challenge to fulfill. Some of us have family obligations that take precedence; others have work obligations - or perhaps we allowed other activities to distract us. I found myself challenged over the past few days to listen to the Insight meditations - though I did take time each day to sit in a shorter meditation. That said, when I went back to listening to the recorded meditation talks it was not that much of a surprise to find that they were about The Hindrance's. It was an intense day to listen and meditate for such an extended time today, but I feel much lighter.

Winter Feast - Day 7

For a moment, I was carried to an infinite space.
For a glimpse, I melted into All.
Peace.

Winter Feast - Day 6

Today I wasn't well enough to participate.

Winter Feast - Day 5

Today we moved from focusing on concentration to focusing on insight. Turning our attention to what is present in the moment.
How fast the time goes by.
I thought I had just begun and the 40 minutes moment was over.

It was redefining of my commitment to the Reiki concepts:

Do not anger
Do not worry
Be humble
Be honest in your work
Be compassionate to yourself and others

Winter Feast - Day 4

The mind relaxed.
The breath flowed in and out; beginning, middle and end blurred.
The time flew by. Stillness.

Winter Feast - Day 3

My inner struggle was reflected back at me and I saw how the mind will go to great lengths to keep everything the way it knows it to be. It doesn't want to release old thought patterns that no longer have value or meaning. I am beginning the journey of the witness (observer).

Winter Feast for the Soul - Day 2

After the layers of self doubt were lifted away I came out of this meditation with the realization that where I believed I was committed to a project, it was merely stubbornness of will.
I must be mindful in the future; commitment of self vs. stubbornness of will.