Mindful Check in #1 (Day 2/10)

Fact is, I'm here, 😉 hello, and I'll be posting for eight more days on my mindfulness habit that I've committed to!

My Practice:

Waking early! Today I was up at 5:45. Yesterday was a mess, but I ended up meditating for about an hour sometime between 3:30 and 5 am. It ended up being incredible. Stressful, Uncomfortable, Trying, yet I felt more relaxed than I have in years, and it is so worth it to continue! Today will be a bit later in the day, aim to be done before 11. I have to remind myself that there are no rules beyond my basics:

--Early to bed, Early to Rise

-- Eat only until I am 3/4 full

---No sexual activity

--Keep talking to a minimum

--Stay in peaceful & serene environments

These rules being broken does not mean that I fail, that I should quit, or that I have any reason to worry or become uncomfortable. Im okay with admitting that I broke every single one yesterday.

BUT! I fulfilled my purpose for the day, which is greater than those rules. Don't get me wrong, they're important, and they keep me working hard, but in the end, my peace and comfort will come from my 1-2 hours of morning concentration meditation, and 1-2 hours of evening reflection.

I did something simpler in a past summer for 7 days, and it was incredible. However, I still know that I require mindfulness and discipline in my life, and only I can gift that to myself through the love, kindness, and humility that I show myself in the remaining days of my practice.

😘😎😻