365 days of meditation

I reached a milestone. I had meditated for 365 days in a row. A whole year! I’m really proud of myself for staying consistent with it. I have had an on off relationship with meditation previously but last year I struggled a lot with my mental health and my therapist encouraged me to take up meditation since I had mentioned that I had done it previously but inconsistently. Now, I did not just start on this journey from one day to another but I quite quickly started a solid routine of 5 days in a row and then 1-2 days off (sometimes more, I’m only human). But when I had decided to commit to my practise I found the time and it was helpful for me to have a project to focus on. Like, no matter how bad I felt and how little I managed to accomplish that day I had my meditation practise.  And, today I feel much better and I don’t struggle as much with anxiety and depression anymore. It’s not all entirely thanks to meditation but I really think it has made a difference for example, I find myself thinking before I react simply because I remember to listen to my thoughts and their meaning. I’ll happily share more of my experience of meditation in a later post but I think that there are so many people out there who will probably articulate it so much better than I will. Anyway, we’ll see and until next time, I hope you have an amazing day!