Meditation Experiences

I have to come clean.

Lately, I've found myself engaging more in praying than meditating. I love the explanation EQ gives of the difference - prayer is talking to the Universe, meditation is listening.

I've had a sick dog. And between cleaning up after her, supporting my spouse who loves that dog like she's one of our children, keeping an eye on my not-to-be-trusted cat, hunting for an emergency animal clinic in a relatively new-to-us city, hearing that a son and his partner's furnance quit working in the middle of a Kansas night with 27-below-zero wind chill...we'll I've been doing more "talking" than "listening."

My spiritual understanding doesn't align with "God answered my prayer." But I will say, that the dog is on the mend, the cat and I have declared a truce, and a $1.37 part installed by my son's partner resulted in a warm home. And my dear…

OH how I was shown this morning the power of taking time to listen and receive and that the messages can come in many different ways. For me, I've found that it works better if I expand my definition of "meditation" to include journaling that slides into automatic writing. Just a few minutes, really, and my perspective has shifted in such a beautiful, vibe-lifting way.

For me, I feel like I'm meditating when I chop vegetables, take a walk in the desert, pet my dog and cat, draw energy cards for myself, and here's a weird one - clean my house!

But of course, the biggest messages and shifts happen when I sit in stillness, eyes closed.

Blessings, Thea

If you haven't meditated everyday since January 1, don't let that keep you from jumping in NOW! I'm working on being kinder to myself, not pushing so hard. Are you seeing lots of signs that we are to really be working on "self-care?" I certainly am! And isn't meditation one of the most caring things we can do for ourselves?

Sending Love & Light to all of you. Thank you for shining your Light in this Circle and beyond.

Thea

Have you had a chance to mediate with EQ for January yet? The meditation from the channeling was sent in The Circle group email and is stored on our website, along with many other wonderful EQ meditations!

And thank you, Elaine, for sharing this meditation summit website link with me - starting January 23. It's free and you have 48 hours to watch each of the sessions (8 days worth). https://www.artofmeditationsummit.com/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Join%20us%20for%20the%20Art%20of%20Meditation%20Global%20Summit&utm_campaign=ArtMed24jan&r_done=1#a_aid=healthmeans

Have a wonderful, peaceful, inspiring week!