My own path

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Last night I embarked on another adventure in my journey towards discovering my own truths. This has been a bold step for me. It's been really hard to release myself from the constraints of the beliefs that were part of my life for so long. As I sat in the group last night and introduced myself I told them that I was there as part of my own quest to discover my own truth but was feeling a little trepidation as "this" kind of group was something I was most definitely encouraged to avoid.

However, lately I have seen no reason to avoid other ways of thinking. I even ask myself if it is actually another way of thinking or simply just another way of looking at the same truth? Nothing I encountered in the Mindfulness and Meditation group I attended last night gave me any cause for alarm, in fact I was warmly welcomed by a lovely woman around the same age as my mother who simply radiated calm and happiness. The other women in the group were warm and friendly and I couldn't help but relax and eagerly look forward to what was ahead.

We did a five minute Mindfulness exercise which simply had us noticing the sensations in our body, acknowledging the feelings, the sounds around us, the feel of the cushion we sat on; noticing and acknowledging without judgement and then moving on. Then, after a little teaching we did a ten minute Meditation which had us just slowly relaxing every part of our bodies.

It was lovely, just to be aware of my own body and to come away with a sense of  peace and gratitude for all that it is.

I am looking forward to next weeks class.