Motivation and Meditation

Sometimes I notice that everything I do seems to happen in waves, or phases. Whether it's exercising, studying, eating well, or meditating, these things ebb and flow as time goes on. When I get into something, I do it with real determination. I don't mess around! And I can always feel the satisfaction after doing so. So why, then, must it inevitably wane and become something of a nagging nuisance when the energy falls and this task is then the last thing on my mind?

Maybe it's something to do with biorhythms. Or female cycles. Or being human. Who knows? Today I finally sat down and meditated. This is one of the hardest ones for me to get into the habit of doing. And it doesn't make any sense. I've had amazing things happen after less than a week of serious meditation practice. I could feel myself in the flow of life, manifesting my dreams, attracting all the right people, accomplishing everything I had wanted to do effortlessly! It was obvious to me that this is what they mean when people talk about why meditation is beneficial. I was sold!!!

So why didn't I keep on doing it? I really can't answer that question. It makes no logical sense. I suppose I could say that I am always doing exactly what I am supposed to be doing, that there are no mistakes, and that I will meditate daily when I am meant to do so. But that makes me feel like a cop-out. I can rationalize anything. Why make excuses? Why not just find a way to develop the discipline it takes to sit down and be quiet for 20 minutes each day, consciously?

I could set my phone to remind me. I have tried forming meditation groups with the intent of forcing myself to meditate using the power of peer pressure. Unfortunately, those people felt I lived too far away to continue coming to the group. Maybe since I've moved I could try that again. Meditating with others has always proven much easier. The surrounding vibration is much higher and it's easy to just get in the zone.

I'm ready to reap the benefits of regular meditation. All I need to do now is meditate. Sounds simple enough. Maybe a little EFT tapping could help...

Peace Cats

I am just getting settled in to a new apartment with my two kitty cats, Deliah and Mia. We are cohabitating with one roommate and one other cat. The humans are getting along famously, however, the kitty cats are having a harder time. After two of the three cats have demonstrated their dismay with the new situation by pottying in the most inappropriate places they could find, and all three are continually hissing and spatting at each other, i decided to approach this problem from a new angle.

I sat down and did some rounds of EFT, or Emotional Freedom Technique, on the resident cat, Miss Kitty. (If you don't know, EFT involves tapping on energy meridians to clear energy blockages responsible for any and every problem you can think of. See www.emofree.com for more info.) She was hiding in a closet after being reprimanded for her naughty deeds of the night before. Being a once-feral cat, she has been hiding behind a bed the entire time I've been here (almost a week.) She was not interested in getting to know me or my feline friends.

So I did the tapping and then had a little conversation with her and asked if she would be my friend. I reached out a hand to let her sniff, and believe it or not, she came out of her shell and transformed into the most affectionate kitty ever. She had me rubbing her belly even!

When Mia cat came in to see what was going on, I sat between the two of them and tried to soften the exchange. Miss Kitty is still miffed about the other cats, and showed me that with her claws when I went to pet her in Mia's presence. I did a couple more rounds of EFT, and the two cats were able to sit as close together as I've seen them yet. It's not a love fest yet, but I think we're making good progress. I will continue with the EFT and see where that takes us.