Day 5: Myth Buster #3- No Time to Meditate

 

Sometimes life gets crazy busy and meditation, the way we planned it, just can't happen. Don't let a hectic schedule derail your commitment to sit.

You know how it goes, chores, demands, and assorted other distractions pull us left and right making it easy to lose our focus and intention to meditate. Even in these Covid quarantine times, there are still kids, home schooling, home jobs, cooking and laundry to deal with. Some days are just exhausting made even more challenging by the lack of social contact.

There is an old Zen saying that says "meditate one hour every day unless you are too busy. Then meditate two hours." Sure, easy to say but when? How?

I know, that things go more smoothly when I take the time to meditate. So KISS it! Keep it simple, sweetheart.

Avoid getting frustrated by allowing meditation time to fit into your life, rather than trying to make life fit your plan. We can surrender, wave the white flag, and fit our practice in when and where we can.

Myth Buster #3: There is always at least some time to meditate. Life is busy. Taking time to meditate may beem like a waste, but it will support our sanity and efficiency in the face of all that seems more important. I knew someone who was determined to carve out meditation time in her packed schedule. She knew it supported a sense of peace and calm that made meeting work deadlines and dealing with childcare issues easier on her. She kept trying things until she finally landed on the perfect solution. Five minutes in the bathroom at work. She punctuated her day with periods of quiet meditation in the restroom stall. She grinned and said that's why they call it a "rest room".

We won't let our mediation practice slide for any reason! 23 more days in the challenge! Let's do this!

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