11/3/2017 0 Comments Dishes in the sink...Yesterday I got up.. and looked at the dishes in the sink...
My morning routine involves doing dishes while my coffee brews and my almond milk warms up.... I did NOT feel like doing the dishes. I couldn't help but think of the word CHORE. This word has come a lot lately, in random conversations. "You need to do your chores..." (to my kids), or "That was such a chore!" (adult conversations about raising kids... My mind wandered to anything else that I could possibly do besides the stupid dishes... So I took a deep breath and washed them. I washed them well, took my time, while my daughter talked to me. I was thinking, I would rather sit on the sofa and meditate, but the dishes needed to be done. It was my chore. Meditation is wonderful but it can be an wonderful escape too, you can explore fantasy worlds of how you wish things were, or avoid the dishes. Eventually, I did sit down and meditate, with a timer, to give myself time to finish my other morning goals. 25 minutes to meditate and set my intentions for the day, no electronics. This is something I have been trying to practice. Meditation can be very powerful to prepare you for your day, you might get a message even that prepares your for the day, or your intention can weave like a thread into all the experiences you have, giving you license and a part in the story of your life. Doing the dishes... well, became my meditation, after all, when things are clean and organized, I do feel better. My meditation teacher would say, that it brings the energy in to the present. I like to wander off to the past or future in my mind.... Perhaps chores can be our meditation, and also as we get into the present, they show us how we really feel.. Perhaps life feels overwhelming, or like too much, or perhaps its no big deal to continuously do chores, tidying up, cleaning... As I've gotten older, I like things cleaner and more organized, it then feels less overwhelming to juggle two practices, children, myself and a marriage ( and two needy cats). The challenge is to bring the meditation to the chores, not necessarily the meditation to bring you away from being here.
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