Project Meditation

I’m ringing in the New Year’s without declaring any resolutions this year, but I am determined to establish some better habits, specifically relating to my mental health.  Not that I’m feeling all that crazy, I’m just starting to realize that it might be the most important thing to emphasis for overall health… probably because I had such an amazing vacation over the holiday break, doing nothing but hanging out with people who make me feel good.  I mean, just look at this picture of me with my friend, Mary Young…

I look like I don’t have a care in the world!  It's not that I'm careless, or that I don't care about people... I just don't want to obsess about things, or have an endless train of thought running through my mind all the time.  It's definitely time to consider revisiting the fine art of quieting the mind... aka, meditation.  

I have always considered meditation to be a trendy concept, like hot yoga without all the sweat... I have tried meditation, repeatedly, with little success... it just puts me to sleep.  But, I came across a website called Project Meditation, which provides a source of meditation entertainment… now that is something I can get on board with!

Having said that, I know there are other variables affecting my mental stability, such as alcohol, and mindless distractions like watching TV, Facebook, or anything useless and time-consuming carried out on the Internet. 

So, I’ve started meditating every morning with my “meditation entertainment” and I think it’s having a huge impact on the rest of my day.  Also, alcohol, Facebook and TV time have been replaced with the Xbox; just Rocksmith so far, but I’m sure Just Dance will start making a comeback any day now. 

I know that Life is not one long vacation, but the look and feel of being on vacation... that’s the look I’m going for, built upon a solid foundation of seriously not having a care in the world.