Relax, Please and Thank You

I have a funny relationship with memory. I've never had what I consider to be a "good memory". I'm fascinated by the things I remember and the things I forget. Remembering how I was taught to tie my shoelaces, but not remembering my first kiss, for example.

I stayed home from work yesterday. Me and my body are fighting right now. It's tired and grumpy, no matter how much sleep I give it. I was outside on my balcony, sitting in this really comfy chair we have out there, staring up at these glass towers and I suddenly found myself thinking of nothing else but what a nice day it was. Will I remember this moment? Is a moment where I am quiet and at rest more or less valuable than another moment? Could I spare a little space in my brain to remember that one moment I sat in a comfy chair and stared up at the city and took a lot deep breaths? Could I always live in the 'now' without thinking of the past or future?

Meditating is cool. It's basically the act of sitting still for 11 minutes (which seems to be an acceptable amount of time to start) and focusing on the interior stillness of your body, trying to watch and listen to the energy that's inside. Like being underwater and staying there for 10 minutes.

I've been coming up with a lot of water metaphors lately.

How often do we sit and wonder about how our bodies work? The brain, the blood flowing, the eyelashes, body hair in general... weird stuff, ... how many millions of things is our body doing at once? Producing new cells, flaking off old ones, growing nails, fighting viruses... I think that meditation is a nod to that effort, a reconnection to yourself. Using the body to focus the mind.

Think about your body today - how it serves you, how you use it. Think about the millions of things that it does and thank it - whether you are feeling well or not, thank it.