Listening and Meditating

Matt and I are currently doing a healthy living challenge called Game On. 

One of the things we had to decided was one habit we wanted to start and a bad habit we wanted to get rid of. 

Because there is often a million things running through my mind at one time I knew I needed to get rid of my bad habit of not fully listening to people when they talked to me. 

Then I decided I would make a new habit of meditating since I have been wanting to try it anyway. 

I downloaded a meditation app and we started the challenge almost two weeks ago. 

I have noticed something interesting. 

#1. I suck at meditating

and

#2. People want to talk to me a lot 

But the habits of listening and meditating are going hand in hand.

I am learning to be more mindful of what is happening at the moment. 

It's been really good. 

Today I went to the lake and sat on my favorite orange bench over looking the lake. 

I decided to be mindful about everything around me.

I heard birds singing and the fish jumping.

I heard an airplane fly by and the dog barking.

I heard the neighbors rooster crow and the leaves rustling in a breeze.

It felt calm and peaceful.

I am grateful for moments of solitude where I can just be.

 Then I went inside and made potato salad for dinner using the pickles I made from our cucumbers.

That was awesome

and yummy!