I have now "meditated" for over two years daily. I use the calm
meditation at to help lead me in a 10 minute meditation each day. One
of the challenges that I have with meditation is that it's so woo woo
and new age. When I read articles about it there's gurus that
meditate for hours each day. I even read a couple books by a guy that
meditates each day for at least an hour in silence. He wrote a couple
books that were awesome, but he's a homosexual that is an easy atheist
and so it seemed odd why I was led to read his books. But I digress.
From what I've learned meditation is different for each person. For
me it is pausing in my day and taking time to stop and focus my
attention on listening for God. I don't empty my mind I don't try to
yoke myself to the cosmic energy center. I'm actually trying to
listen and hear God speaking to me. As woo woo as that may sound
that's what I'm doing.
I'm not very successful at it. When I am meditating I tend to throw
weights around exercising. I tend to play with my iPad and shop on
Amazon which when I realize what I'm doing I stop and chastise myself.
I rolled my eyes open to the back of my head and then I chastise
myself over rolling my eyes stare at the wall or the picture on the
wall. I probably had a change that picture been up there long time.
Again, I digress.
One of the memes that I've seen repeatedly on my Pinterest board is
that prayer is talking to God and meditation is listening to God. I
have taken that in and have tried to apply that in my life. It seems
to work okay, but it is imperfect. God is not always the way I want
to hear so policy clearing quietly wait listening I don't usually get
what I more often I get things when I'm driving or when I am doing
other things and flashes of insight happen. When I pause and pray
about my daily prayer focus I getting insight about something else not
the prayer focus and get frustrated because I'm trying to focus here
God what are you doing? But I try 10 minutes a day meditation brings.
I don't know if this is what they did in biblical times. I'm sure
that they didn't wait for the rain to fall or press play on some rain
stick that somebody turned over and over repeatedly to make the
reigning sound. That would be funny to see, have a person in the
corner turning a rain stick over and over for 10 or 15 minutes trying
to relax you so that you can meditate.
But I try to meditate. And I learn while I meditate
