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I've been feeling really calm, serene, balanced and happy lately. And I'm back to eating healthy meals. Weird. Because a little while back I was feeling pretty darn frustrated and stressed out. I was scheming about how I might control my world to make myself comfortable and I was (sugar being my drug of choice) drinking Coke for breakfast (no, I really do) and eating M&M's by the handful.
So, did the world suddenly conform to the beautiful pattern I'd set for it? Hm, no. My son is sick. The one present my daughter really wanted for Christmas (ordered several weeks ago) hadn't arrived as of a few days ago. Some little nasty little critters decided that setting up residence in my house would be a nice way to avoid the winter cold. The weather has been sucky. My sink is backed up. My husband is working long hours. The kids are so excited about all the holiday festivities that they (and consequently I) haven't slept well all week. My Christmas shopping isn't done and my Christmas cards aren't started. I'm sure that none of that is what I'd ordered up to make life smooth and easy. I'm certain my order to the universe was very specific about how trouble free and orderly I needed things to be to make me happy. And yet, I'm feeling pretty dang good.
What, I wondered, could have changed. And then I realized. I have been meditating every day this week. The last time I felt this good, I was... Hm... Meditating every day. Go figure. I had let things lag for a while and gotten down to meditating once or twice a week, and I started to feel fussy. I'm back to meditating every day, and the world feels fine just as it is. Note to self: don't neglect your meditation practice. It helps.
This post was originally published at The Second Road.
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