join me in 3 months meditation
After 38 years I've decided to meditate.
10 minutes a day, for 3 months.
To see what happens.
To see what I gain. And what I lose.
My aim is to learn to enjoy nothing happening. To see what's beneath all the bustle.
What's your aim?
If you've ever thought of meditating, or just feel called to try something new - then join me.
We can support each other in this practice, and share our experiences along the way.
HOW TO JOIN
a) Declare it in the comments section below or use this quick link:
http://www.solutionbox.com/meditate
(Save this link)
b) Send a blank email to david38-195055@autocontactor.com so you'll
get any relevant emails from me during the 3 months.
GUIDANCE
1) We started Monday Sep 11 2006, finishing Dec 11, 2006
2) Start today, whenever you have come.
3) I'm aiming for 20 minutes each morning, but with a minimum of 10. 10 is fine.
4) Put a calendar plainly visible on a wall. (I printed off September to December from Outlook). Tick off each day as you do it.
5) If you miss a day, make it up with two meditations the next day.
6) Post your commitment here on the blog, and share your experiences along the way.
[SAVE THIS LINK so you can come back regularly: www.solutionbox.com/meditate]
7) If you like, invite your friends to also join you and declare. It will be more fun, and you'll have a greater support structure to see it through. Send them to www.solutionbox.com/meditate
Finally, here are the words that inspired me to start:
"Nothing should happen in meditation. Meditation teaches you to value what is! And not to desire what is not. It points you to Here and now, silence, peace and innocence (nature), towards life it self.
Start more and more enjoying the quiet and nothing happening!
Sit in meditation, for 10 or 20 minutes everyday. A good time is in the morning just before you get up: Sit up in the bed or in a chair for 10 or 20 minute in meditation. Close the eyes and do nothing, just allow the mind, the thoughts to be somewhere in the passive snoring there for a little while longer. And enjoy nothing happening!"
(Taken from www.dolano.com)
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What are you waiting for? I've already started - 10 minutes this morning.
See you in nothing ;-)
David
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Here is some extra guidance if you would like it:
1) Starting Monday Sep 11 2006, finishing Dec 11, 2006
2) If you've come after we've started, then start today. (If you like you can do morning and night to catch up, but it's not necessary)
3) I'm aiming for 20 minutes each morning, but will do a minimum of 10. 10 is fine.
4) Put a calendar plainly visible on a wall. (I printed off September to December from Outlook). Tick off each day as you do it.
5) If you miss a day, make it up with two meditations the next day.
6) Post your commitment here in this comments section, and share your experiences along the way.
(SAVE THIS SHORTCUT LINK so you can come back regularly: www.solutionbox.com/meditate
Or simply bookmark this page)
7) If you like, invite your friends to also join you and declare. It will be more fun, and you'll have a greater support structure to see it through. Send them to www.solutionbox.com/meditate
Finally, here are the words that inspired me to start:
"Nothing should happen in meditation. Meditation teaches you to value what is! And not to desire what is not. It points you to Here and now, silence, peace and innocence (nature), towards life it self.
Start more and more enjoying the quiet and nothing happening!
Sit in meditation, for 10 or 20 minutes everyday. A good time is in the morning just before you get up: Sit up in the bed or in a chair for 10 or 20 minute in meditation. Close the eyes and do nothing, just allow the mind, the thoughts to be somewhere in the passive snoring there for a little while longer. And enjoy nothing happening!"
(Taken from www.dolano.com)
Love David
Okay. It's something that I've often thought about. It's amazing how I never have 10 minutes to spare in a 24 hour day. I'm committed.
I already do a sound meditation for an hour every day. It does make a difference.
I'm happy to join you in this David, and will in fact invite the 2300 members of my Web site http://TotalLifeSuccess.com to join us.
You hit the nail on the head for me David, as I've been thinking about resuming my habit of meditation for some time. It's always more fun doing something as a group so this will be a great support.
Great idea!
I already chant for at least 30 minutes a day. I chant Nam myoho renge kyo. It is my way of aligning myself with the universal life force. It does work. Clarity, wisdom and an alignment to the mystic law of the universe means you are in the right place at the right time.
I'm with you. I can't wait to see the results.
Yes, I already meditate daily but will join you and definitely commit to 10 minutes in am and 10 in pm of silence. I chant as well for 20 minutes a day.
I am a meditator from way back but as No One is really alone I am delighted to add 10 minutes to it and join you, David, and the others.
To US
After I journal in the morning I will quiet my mind for at least 10+ minutes to honor my commitment to participate in your sandbox. Thank you for the invitation to play. :) JLG
Good idea!!!
I'll do it
Ok, great. I'll sign up. Now. Today. I do better with external support these days, to form new habits, this is wonderful!!!
thanks David Wood...
I'm ready! I have felt the power of mediation in the past, but haven't practiced with intention in a long time. Thanks for the opportunity!
Well I do have a concern about the effects of nothingness across different time zones but otherwise it seems a good way to start the day. I'll give it a try
Count me in. Have often thought "wow" that would be a good idea. However, never had made the time. So sign me up.
I'm a pm meditator and have been trying to work up from 5 to 10 minutes. I'm committed to 10. Any words of wisdom as to how to ignore the chatter?
Hi David
I've just read your email - I'm IN. Its already the 12th here (NZ)but I can catch up... I'm 50 this year and I have made it a year of challenges. As I am only half way through my life! I've taken up Bikram Yoga a moving meditation. But the challenge of completely emptying the mind is what I am ready to take on. I have 50 years of chattering to eradicate!!
Thanks for the invite to join David.
Warm wishes Jane
Thanks. I meditate daily whenever I can fit it in. It will be interesting to see if there's any difference doing it at awakening each day. I received this late, so will do one tonight before the descent into slumber.
Wildbull
Great idea to join with a community of folks in meditation. I already meditate morning and night al least 10 minutes or more and will feel even more on purpose with a community on purpose...
i'll do it.
Thanks for this powerful reminder David. There is such power in Stillness. As a matter of fact, it's one of the fundamental qualities of Positively Attractive people...a deep inner stillness and connection to a source of greater power. I'll play with you and ask all of my positivelyattractive.com subscribers to do the same!
I do meditation three times a week during Tai Chi and have discovered it's value. I will now commit to 10 minutes a day.
LBC
I am committed.
A little bit of advice - if you feel your mind start to wonder off - focus on feeling your body from the inside. You may have to refocus many times - don't judge it just keep putting your focus back in your body
=)
Love & Light
I've tried meditation in the past but wasn't consistent. I'm hoping my committment here will keep me consistent, the benefits are immeasurable. Thanks for inviting me to be part of the community.
I'm in - keep me honest!
Great Idea,, Will meditate 10 minutes late evening each day.. Starting tonight..
I do spend much time in prayer, quite similiar.. But with meditation will let my mind 'float free,' for awhile in peace an relaxation..
I'll join too! Tonight I hit the ol' meditation cushion. Thanks for a wonderful idea.
What a wonderful way to motivate people! I've just started doing this myself and it is amazing how powerful just a short amount of time meditating can impact our creativity and clarity. Thank you for this challenge... it will help keep me focussed and on task - no slacking when we're all in this together :)
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Interesting concept of multiple minds meditating with the same intent - to create quiet. I`ll try it. Toronto
great idea David, I'll be there. Universe loves to talk to us but we rarely keep our mouth to listen ;-).
Peace&Light for all of us
Charlotte
OK David, I have wanted to do this for too many years - talk about it all the time - and we know what talk without action is worth - so - I am committed!!! Yikes!!!
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You can count me in, thanks
Hi. I've meditated off (mostly off) and on for 35 years. I find these things helpful:
1. Set a timer. Then, if you doze off, you'll still be on time for work.
2. Focus on a nonsense syllable. I was given a "mantra" which is two syllables and two notes. Saying that faster and faster puts me in deep meditation. It also blocks out the "mind chatter."
3. When your mind is chattering, be gentle with yourself. Just go back to your mantra. Treat your mind (ego) like the little child that it is.
4. If you are extra tired, meditation can actually be a good substitute for sleep. I take a 20 minute meditation if I have only slept 5 hours or less.
5. Choose a position that is comfortable and block out this time just for you. Delightful!
I've been informally meditating for a while now, but this gives me something concrete to connect to, so I'm in.
I'll be focusing on the Law of Abundance.
Tamara MacLaren
www.dejante.com
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Thought about trying this a long time but I never seem to fit it in my schedule... Maybe this could help me do it. 10 minutes a day as a start should not be impossible. I will try.
A great idea, I started meditating two days ago and so will join your group for support - thanks. 20 mins morning and night and I will add another 10.
Peace from NZ
Deb
This is a great idea. Makes me feel more of the group. I already meditate but do not have a group to meditate with. Sangha is important too.
Count me in. 10 minutes out of a whole 24 hrs a day is miniscule and achievable.
How about we meditate in the context that all who are meditating here declare in the beginning of each mediation that is to the prosperity to ourselves (the meditator) and all who are meditating with us on this blog. And on December 11th see if we as a whole experience greater prosperity during this period? Wouldn't that be an interesting experiment on the collective consciousness? I will start today declaring additional prosperity for all of you and myself. Robert Bohen
www.Bohen.net www.AntiAgingResearch.com
I have been meditaing for years, I can join you for sure, I do it everyday, (7 days a week, unless I saved a life that day, I give myself 30 minutes of metime :) so I guess that means I was with you in spirit already.
In my understanding, meditaion isn't about becoming nothing, it's resisting the urge to run away from everything that comes up in the act of standing still (or sitting, whatever works for you) while still moving forward, from the inside...out. I practice letting my thoughts run, letting the chatter come up, letting the worry come up, letting all the human ego come up, and sit still with it...let it rise so that I can choose to interact with my NOW, by resisting the urge to stop, and do somethingelse, because it's not always comfortable to let it go, let it run wild in the brain pan... I think of it as my moment of silence, letting go of my human need for resistence to the eternal flow of truth and reality.
So I don't try to stop the chatter that is what we do in daily life, avoid the chatter of the world, what I do is relax INTO the stress, lean into what is, so that I may become what I need/want to be for the day. Yes, it's very much like hitting the reset button on the old human computer...I'm in!
Here's to a nothingness that is all encompassing!
Heather *Let's not run from but run into our futures!*
http://www.hjempowerment.com
http://www.badkittyartstudio.blogspot.com
My mind and I chatter far too much. I would love to become involved in your meditation sharing. Thanks for the invitation, David I am committed.
Count me in!
gwDon't know what it was about today, but it was a stalled, in my face, couldn't make anything click day. So, why not? In the spirit of trying something different I sign on. Thanks for suggesting it.
Thank you for inviting! I will join all of you every day for 20 minutes.
To get to a more centered and less mindshatter place in the Now, just listen to your heartbeat... Feel how it beats in your chest. Then move to your head with your attention and take your time to be aware of your heartbeat.Then move on to your stomach. Keep getting more and more aware of your heartbeat all over your body. Be one with your heart and notice that your not alone and you are a connected living being. All is one. Equal in the silence.. No mindshatter around! I just love it!!
Hmmm ... seems like good timing ... I've been looking for some easy silence and I'm in the midst of big life changes. Maybe some peaceful and unfocused quiet will help me focus on what needs to be done. I'm in ... will start this evening. Thanks for the "invite". L.
Great idea, David. I have meditated on and off for about 10 years now -- weaving it in and out with different spiritual practices. It feels like a really good thing to start this today. I just saw your email this afternoon (NYC time) and have an event to go to this evening, but will start before I go to bed. Will let you know if nothing happens! :=)
I have been trying to get started with a regular meditation. No time better than the present.
Thanks
David,
I'll join your experiment - thanks
Nicholas
Thanks, David, for offering this opportunity to be part of a community of meditators. I have meditated for some years now, but this year the busyness of life has led me to put it to the back burner a bit. I'm looking forward to re-committing!
Jan
I'm so glad you suggest this idea, I have wanted to start meditating and this will give me a good place to get under way.
I'm in!
David;
Good timing! I've been meaning to start meditating for so long. I am going to do it!
Great idea. Chanting om in my car is good but this seems even better.
I will meditate with you for the next week months and after. I have been a meditator for many many years and needed a boost to continue on a daily basis. Thank you for offering this.
Compdreams@aol.com
Thanks for the opportunity to join this community who are committing to mediate at least 10 minutes/day. I'm one of those who always intends but rarely gets "round tuit." Joining others in the stillness.
Dr.GLC
I'm in. I've taken a vacation from meditation for too long (a little resistant??). Thanks for getting this going.
Thank you for the invitation. I will take the challenge...
Great idea David!
I've been meditating for a while now, every morning at 6:30.
Viggi in Iceland
Count me in! As so many others have said, I have been meaning to start meditating for quite some time now. Looks like now's the perfect time to start! Will commit to 10 mins./day, and more if time permits.
Peace,
Sue
ok, cant be sure i`ll find the off switch to my brain right away...but here goes...
I'm in.........good idea to start up again
Can't wait...
Never tried this before but love the idea. We'll see where it goes :-)
Ok, I'm in!
Hi David,
Yes, I already meditate daily but will join you, happy to have new friends. Thank you.
Love & peace
Julia
Ok, I'm in!
Makes me nervous, but I am ready to lose that, so I am in...keep me honest with your support and I'll keep myself accountable because I trust.
Norway calling; I'm in! Thank you so much for your continously work to make us all stretch further and further - In Norwegian: TUSEN TAKK
I would like to join you; a 3 month commitment, I know I can do that!
I have been putting this off for a while - so its about time I made it important and do it!
I am joining all the way from Gib and have got 3 of my friends to join in. We have been meditating once a week for 45 minutes since last year so we will do it daily instead
Funny how just lsat night I was reading that meditation helps with lucid dreaming. Before the kids, I used to meditate twice daily.
Well I'm in, David.
Thanks for the nudge
When I meditate it is on something - not nothing. The bible gives me God's word. To clear the mind is to open oneself to the wrong spiritual forces.
I've been saying I'm going to meditate now for years and it just took you to get me going. I'm going to commit to 20 minutes a day. Thanks!
I've been told to meditate, I know people who meditate and I have yet to truly try meditate!
I usually delete these emails, never unsubscribing. I opened this and my mind is open to this and everything else that I haven't been doing.
I am in!
Sounds great!! Im very careful about what I commit to so I'll only agree to give it a go at this stage.
Love Andrew
Sounds great to me! I used to meditate but got away from it years ago. Time to hit "restart".
Thanks for the nudge, David. I do best when I'm accountable to somebody.
Donna
happy to join you
K
Yes. Thanks for the invite.
I've meditated for most of my life. As a matter of fact I introduced my kids to it to help them through their teenage years (my youngest is 13 and has started regular meditation this year). In those angst-riddled teen years centering is very important I think. Seems to eliviate some of the stresses our kids go through and interestingly enough it has been a great conversation starter. After meditation my boys are able (and more willing) to discuss some of the issues they're struggling with.
Anyway, meditation is something I bring to my coaching practice when I work with parents and teens. Has been a great success for my clients over the last 15 years :)
I'm in and I commit to 10 minutes of silence by myself a day and to check it on a calendar.
Great idea to learn to be
Luckygirl
Count me in!
I read something on meditation this morning by Deepak Chopra and started thinking about making a 10 minute meditation commitment to myself. Now here you are with this offer and I know the Universe is sending me a message. Count me in!
I am with you on this. Looking forward to te experience.
Great Idea David.
Curious to experience meditation. Will join up for 10 minutes per day.
Avril
I'm in! I am always planning--my next move, my lists for 5 months away... 10 minutes of absence from these thoughts...Hmm.
B
I'm in! I have meditated in the past and for some reason dropped it during some difficult times, times when I needed it the most. Thanks for the nudge.
Honest question... WHY?
I will give it a go. I have tried meditating in the past, on and off, but found nothing I noticed. I will be observant abount changes and it will be good to compare with others.
Yes I like the idea of doing this as a group. Apparrently if 1% of the population meditate, it reduces crime rates and has other positive affects on society.
I am going to try meditating in bed before I get up.
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Thanks Mark and Mary - great to have more people to play with.
MIND CHATTER
Great questions Dawn-Marie...I like Akasha's suggestion of feeling the body on the inside. Also I believe that's why many focus on breath.
And I recommend everyone read hmbt's post above. In fact I'll repost a slice here:
"In my understanding, meditation isn't about becoming nothing, it's resisting the urge to run away from everything that comes up in the act of standing still (or sitting, whatever works for you) while still moving forward, from the inside...out. I practice letting my thoughts run, letting the chatter come up, letting the worry come up, letting all the human ego come up, and sit still with it...let it rise so that I can choose to interact with my NOW, by resisting the urge to stop, and do somethingelse, because it's not always comfortable to let it go, let it run wild in the brain pan... I think of it as my moment of silence, letting go of my human need for resistence to the eternal flow of truth and reality."
SANDRA
That's funny ;-)
VIPASSANA
Good tip Matthew - perhaps I'm working up to doing Vipassana. Developing my training wheels ;-)
COMMUNITY
I LOVE knowing there will be a couple of hundred people joining in this each day. I think you'll all smile when you hear my impulse to invite you all to join arose during my first 10 minutes of meditation this morning ;-) See what happens?
MARYGM
I feel you.
RESULTS
Thanks for sharing Sheila - that's fun to hear experiences already - you're the first!
THE BIBLE
Someone wrote: "The bible gives me God's word. To clear the mind is to open oneself to the wrong spiritual forces". Boy, that's waiving a red flag at a bull. I feel drawn to open myself to what 'is'. Whatever that means ;-) Hopefully not my already existing idea of what is or what is good.
IF YOU'RE BEHIND...
There is no behind. You start when you start. Whether it's September 11 or December 10. Join our journey into nothing, and into everything (did I mention I write fortune cookies for a living?)
Love David
thank you David. This has arrived with synchronistic timing! I commit.
I will start with 10 minutes, and choose to use the meditation as a time of connecting to the Life Force of the Universe
I have been thinking of doing this for a long time but my thoughts were never put into action. Time for action.
Thanks David, I'll start tonight.
My meditations are usually walking contemplations in the woods and this summer I have not been into the woods very often, so this is a wonderful opportunity for my to go within in a different manner. Thank you
Mary
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Hi guys,
Here's a pic of my support structure on my notice board....so I can tick off each day.
Notice board pic
Note the one big tick! October, November and December are pinned right behind September.
My intention is actually to meditate upon waking and before sleeping - so there is room for two ticks. But my commitment/promise is once a day, the rest is bonus.
David
hi David,
thanks for the opportunity.
Have heard about the benefit and intended to do it, but not yet. I will committogether with you guys.
As always, you make it seem so easy :) I'm in too!
I'm in.
Question: "What do you hope to accomplish in meditation?"
Answer: "I hope to accomplish nothing."
Mel
Hi David, Thanks. It's a great idea.
I used to meditate. I loved it and it made a huge difference in my attitude toward the day as well as specific events. The nothing helped me realize that not getting what you want may be the best thing you ever get. I'm thrilled to renew my committment - I'm in.
What a WONDERFUL IDEA
I have been meditating, my space is in the morning and evening shower. People tend to leave me alone in the shower. THis really works. Thanks for the group work.
Michelle
I'm glad you started this! I've been meaning to start meditating and this challenge gives me the impetus to do just that.
I have a tendency to skip days of meditation and sometimes weeks--this will help to keep me on the path. great idea! thanks
I love this idea and will jump in for 10 minutes a day!
Hopefully, my fiancee will join me!
Perfect day - perfect timing (but yes, everything in life is exactly as it should be!) I'm challenged and I'll join in. Thanks for the prompt. good work David.
I don't get it. Tried it before. I'll try again.
Going to try it tonight. Always wanted to try meditation....this is the push I needed. Will let you know how it goes.
It sounds like everyone but me has tried this practice. I am looking forward to mornings for the first time.
Ok, will do
Good idea David. I'll do it. Intention is so much powerful with the strength of a group.
I'm joining you David. I took a hot air balloon ride this morning and it was so quiet and peaceful at 7200 ft above the Earth! I want to experience more of that centeredness in my life. (If you're ever in Arizona: www.hotairexpeditions.com)
It has been a while since I had a daily meditation practice and I'm looking forward to the experience.
I recommend the websites www.wildmind.org for posture tips.
Peace.
-Susan
I'll start tonight as soon as I get home. Thanks, David
I'll try it.
Hi David,
Great timing! I just made a commitment yesterday to resume a 10 minute daily meditation practice, but I didn't design any accountability. And now this! Serendipity!
Hi David and other meditators. Funny how the Universe will provide exactly what you need exactly when you need it! I'm in!
Yes David and everyone,
I recall five years ago a friend saying business/corporations have no soul.
I've finished my MBA and now that I've invested in me. It is time to invest in people.
http://adroit-process.blogspot.com/
Thanks every one,
Will.
I am afraid of commitment, but I willing to give this one a try!
Hi David,
Being Christian, I know you'll be ok with the fact that I don't subscribe to Eastern Religions. I just have no reason to give up on my best friend Jesus. I must use my 20 minutes in prayer. I enjoy time with my Lord and it's the least I can do for Him since he gave His life for me.
Thanks to one of your email links, David, I am already meditating for an hour a day. Good luck.
Hi David
I have sometimes use meditation to help me get into sleep but have not try out the type you suggested. I am glad to join in you group for 3 months and I will spend at least 10 minutes everyday on it. I have just reached 52 last month and I am staying healthy for the pass one year by drinking about 1.2 litres of water every morning(at least 1 hour breakfast). My aim is to continue staying as healthy as I am now.
Thanks for inviting me.
Simon Lau
Count me in...great idea!
Ok , I do this every morning , but now it will be more fun knowing I'm not alone . relax my friends , life is too short to waste it , so take the time to smell the roses and then have a nice day.
Wonderful idea!!!! THANK YOU!
perfect excuse (do i really need one) to get back to it. Hi to all, I look forward to sharing this with those of you that participate.
Thanks for the opportunity to have a daily reminder. I haven't meditated regularly for many years. I'll start tonight.
I am in! I am so excited to be joining all of you!!
I am joining for 10 minutes a day.
ok this is something I have wanted to do for so long... I won't put it off any longer! Count me in!
So much pointing to me resuming meditation. Met a lady on eharmony who meditates, I just started back prior to this message. Seems the universe is giving out information.
I have thought of starting meditation for a while...
I am in!
Let's see what will happen and what will not.
Thanks for initiating...
Hi David,
I've been intending to meditate for so long now, so your invitation is just what I need to just START DOING it everyday. It is late evening (10:20 PM) on Monday, September 11th and I will begin now and do a double tomorrow. Thank You for this nudge.
Jim in St. Louis, MO, USA
I am commited to 10 minutes a day! Just had another invitation at a Peace Rally I went to this past Saturday (www.ricopeacegarden.org)!
I recall as a child, my mother meditating in the morning & doing her exercises or yoga. We would all wake up & watch, or do it with her.
She taught us all how to respect ourselves & others & treasure the bodies we have. To a degree we have all maintained that, whenever we slip, we call upon what we have learnt & practise again.
I have found over the last few years people with all forms of meditation, but thay all have the same affect, to be at peace/or centred with oneself.
It is great that you are all doing it. The benefits, no matter how great or small, are benfeits. Some notice right away, others take sometime, so just enjoy the journey.
See you all there!
Cheers!
Great idea David!
Count me in! Interestingly, I actually do this already.
Blessings,
Annie Anderson
David, you were reading my mind. I've never really meditated so, I have no clue what I am going to do. However, that's never stopped me in the past. I'm with you...minimum of 10 mins/day, shooting for 20! I've heard of the chat "nam myoho renge kyo," just don't recall from where. I like that too. Thanks for the invite. Blessings to all.
I was interested about medication for a long time. Your email helped me get started.
Thanks
well........David, it is with great pleasure to say I will join you to as well as ask all my viewers to do so also.
Blessings
Thank you for the invitation to be in community of meditation. I'm honored to be a part of it.
i hope it would be able to change
I already do meditation daily as I am a Dominican sister and it is a part of my lifestyle. It is wonderful that you have discovered this jewel. I will certainly join you in this venture
Blessings
Geraldine
hope to change
I've been meditating after going to a course with an indian guru... well lot's of events happened in my life, some of them cathartic..
when I spke to him, he said this was due to meditation, i was cleansing form the inside he said...
to tell u the truth, I'm still skeptical and willing to give it another try with you... See what happens!
patricia
ok, I am going to join you. I posted this as one of the things I wanted to do in my list of 43 things.. so this is a nice gentle push to complete that task.. I am going to walk to a coffee shop and meditate in the park.
Magnificant idea! I am joining a group where we discuss "A course in Miracles" and I will suggest to the rest of the group to join in also.
I can also recommend www.keysofenoch.com
Peace and light to you all
M :-)
This is something most of us think about but realy set ourselves a target. To know that the meditation is being done within a "silent" community is a challenge to pull the greater energy together for all to gain from. Lets keep it going, not only for now but after Dec 11.
As a 'busy' person, with a multi-faceted life and re-learning to give a little to myself occaissionally, I'll be more than happy to participate in this lovely idea - meditation.
Yoga and meditation used to be part of my lifestyle. It's a part I want to reclaim. Here goes....
I'm in.
My intention is to focus on creating within myself and the universe love, peace,caring and connectectedness
Great I'm in, liked all the advice, especially from Matthew & hmbt. I have meditated before, but could never quiet the chatter, which is what I thought you had to do, so will give it a go at dissacociation.
Coola - Cape Town
Great idea.
I'll give it a go!
Count me in, I've been doing this for years and I'll be very surprised if you stop on the 11th December!
In
Hi I am from germany, and I am joining, too. ;-)
Hi David,
A great idea. I started meditating on Monday and then got your email! I can't wait to see the benefits and share the practice with my clients.
Annie
www.compasscoaching.biz
I will give it a go, make use of the usual 'snooze' time!
Count me in. I am late but will make up!
Peace&Abundance
Hi David,
Funnily enough this was on my plan for the rest of the year but of course, I haven't started the 10 minutes of daily meditation yet...your e-mail has got me spurred on and I am committed to 10 minutes for the next 3 months. Let's see where it takes us!
Tip
It's been on my radar and I started by attending a monthly meditation group last week. I realise it needs regular practise so I'm definitely up for it.
Hi, I have never taken the time to meditate before and it's something I've been meaning to try so count me in :-)
Talk about serendipity. Just today I started Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now and decided that I neededto meditate. Thanks David
Hi, can you count me in as well. I really need meditations to light up my day. Thanks heaps
hi david,
thanks for the invite-it's a lovely idea and i will take you up on it starting today the 12th.
nadia
Africa calling: I'll be joining you. Great idea.
Peace to all
P
I'm in, David!
yesss, want to start practice and end up with 45 min of zazen in 6 months so GREAT OPPORTUNITY cause I haven't started yet!! (from aug.30th ouch)
I'm in
Have been meditating for years now and would love to join you on this adventure. As we are all "one" I bet we feel our mutual strength!! We´ll also bring a seed of peace to the world as well as to ourselves. EvE
Hi,
I have been meditating on and off for years. My aim is bring consistency to this practice. I keep it in my life from now on.
Thanks for this wonderful opportunity David. I want 10-20 mins to explore stillness and my quiet mind! Its rare that I'm quiet so looking forward to seeing what happens!
I have been meditating for an hour most mornings for about two years now. I use Bill Harris's Holosync CDs (from Centerpointe) in my meditations.
In my experience it is not true that nothing happens during meditation. In fact the mind is very busy with incessant chatter during meditations. I have been advised to not try to stop this chatter but to just let it be OK. Fact is you cannot really stop the chatter. Instead you just focus on whatever comes into your mind as if you were an outside observer. In due course you will learn to just let them pass by and return to a still mind.
One more thing. During meditation your mind is very calm and your sub-consciuous is very receptive to affirmations and visualization. It is therefore a wonderful opportunity to affirm habit-changing desires and to visualize whatever you wish to create in your life.
www-toyourlife-ready-go.com
Hello David,
You have made a call to all the spirit around the world to celebrate one thing : "being human and acknowledging our connection with the cosmic force" . I would like to thank you for this invitation. I will be there and celebrating our powers united..
Carine Alfa
Lfe Coach
I'm in I need to slow down. Also i just quit smoking so this hopefully will help as well.
Feel as if I need to do something, a bit like an itch that needs scratching but can't quite reach. This could find it for me.
David,
Great idea - I'll do it.
Glad to join you in this Meditation.. Together we will grow and together the world will change.
Steve Farmer
Hi All
Just checking in, finished my morning meditation. I feel so calm and peaceful. It was helpful to remember all of you who have decided to join, otherwise I probably would have 'forgot' to meditate. Another small but amazing thing seemed to happen this morning. When I woke up I thought the house was empty, so I began my meditation without concern that I would be disturbed, but just as the 20 minutes came to an end and I opened my eyes, a family member came up the stairs. I was filled with gratitude and joy at that moment.
Thank You!
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Thanks David I will join you.
It's truly amazing what meditation can do for focus and happiness. A little advice from someone who has been meditating for years: try to focus on the natural inhalation and exhalation. each time your thoughts move outside, gently bring it back to your natural breath. We'll do it together!
Wow,wonderful to see so many people committed. I'm in.
I am in!
Thanks David.....I've been putting this off for far too long. No excuses...I'm in!
Diana
Thank you for the Invitation! What a wonderful idea. Please count me in.
Hi! I am Sheila and I will start meditating today (with 2 meditations) since I just read your email today. I will do it faithfully until December 11, 2006.(by then it should be a habit! I hope so)! I will start with 10 mins and work my way up to 20 min.
My name is Shanna Sutton, and I am a life coach. I am in process of completing Accomplishment Coaching class through March 2007, and this last weekend, I made a declaration to my coaching buddy, Anne, that I was going to meditate every day. Then I jumped online and found this! So I'm in....open for possibility in WHAT IS. Thanks for creating this.
David, thank you for this little push to get me started again. I have meditated off and on (more off than on) for over 15 years. I know how beneficial it is. Usually it is a choice between getting sleep, which I never seem to get enough of, and meditating. Today I got up 10 minutes earlier to insert this short meditation into my morning routine. First, I emptied the dishwasher as part of my de-cluttering morning routine (see www.flylady.net) so I could wake up a little bit. One of the biggest problems I have with morning meditation is falling asleep because I am usually sacrificing sleep to do it. The meditation went very well. I used the Zazen technique of breath counting. I feel refreshed and energized. I am committed to sticking with it.
Good luck to you and everyone who has made this commitment to meditate.
E. Scott Anderson
www.escottanderson.com
I'm excited about this endeavor. I'm committed!
Hi David,
Congratulations on joining the world community of meditators. I am cetainly with you in spirit as you begin this venture. The first thing we learn is how noisy & busy our minds are - that they seem engaged in endless fantasies, worries, planning and just simple chatter. So don't get discoraged by this. It is the same for everyone.
Claire
ok i am in
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Ok,
I am in, I need to get my time with the Lord. that's the way I will be goin
Know that as you meditate, it's almost a certainty that someone else in our community here is meditating at the same time, somewhere around the world. About 230 of us now and growing fast.
I did a bonus one last night, and then the regular one this morning, and ticked my wall calendar again. Am averaging 15 minutes. 20 is starting to look quite easy. Last night I felt a deep peace and had images appear in my head as if dreaming, as when one approaches sleep - very pleasant.
This morning i sat up in bed as soon as I woke (was hard to do - I wanted to lie there and drift). Felt a little nameless anxiety, which I am simply being with.
Enjoying this process very much.
David
I was just at a spiritual class on Meditation. I said to myself, maybe if I just commit to a shorter period of time -- and do it EVERY day. (I also use Holosync for an hour a day -- and sometimes skip it due to time). Your email came at the EXACT RIGHT TIME.
Thank you David, Thank you Universe.
You asked us to sign in, so you would know us -- I was unable to get it to work. I'm Jordan...
Yes... I will start today and see how different I will feel in december (now I am a bit depressed going back to work after my holidays)
Hi David,
It is a great idea. I will meditate with you from today on. Ahoj!!!!!!
what a great challenge for an overactive thinker! Thanks David for motivating, coaching & making a difference!
OMG! Just did a quick 24 minutes. You know just to catch up.. What a wonderful quiet time. In the middle of the day...oh me, oh my. I imagine this must be what the little one's at day care get to experience during nap time. hmmm. I wonder if that is their version of meditation? I did use a CD from Awakened Minds, Inc. to get it done without distraction. Wow..three months of this, how delicious.
....L
Hello David, I'd like to join in even if I'm a little late. But my question is whether to meditate before or after I write in my journal of a morning; I'm trying to achieve this stream of consciousness morning pages thing before I get up. I think I'll meditate first.
It all makes for a busy morning - and that's before getting out of bed! But worthwhile though.
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