I’m a month behind but this post hit me where I needed it today. I had a very rough 2024 (like so many others) and spent my holiday break close to comatose and coming back out of the fog with my very own meditation retreat today has reminded me what I know in my bones — that when things get rough, I have to double down on meditation— which I did not do this Fall. So your comment about long time meditators needing reminders was so generous and kind. I can’t tell you what your posts mean to me because we haven’t invented the words yet. But I hope you know that your comment about connecting across the ether was such a beautiful reminder I needed to hear. Sending you and all of your community love and kindness back on that wonderful ether you have fostered. Much love!
I cherish when someone's writing hits me right where I need it, when I need it, and I'm glad this piece was able to do that for you, Susan. A month behind and right on time. KUDOS to you for breaking the inertia of holiday fog with a self constructed meditation retreat. Double down. Double down. Double down.
Have you read How To Do Nothing by Jenny Odell? If you connected with this post, I think you might really like it. Good fuel for practice. Sending love back to you through the ether! Let's 2025. 💛
Adreanna, I was totally turned off when "brain rot" was determined to be the 2024 word of the year. Your wonderful description of your own tussle with social media and technology soothed my soul and made me feel less guilty about staring at the screen (s). But even more important was your purposeful and loving "carnival bark" for meditation and mindfulness. Now if I can substitute even 15 minutes of meditation for Instagram scrolling or random google searches, I have you to thank.
Yes......the ubiquitousness of technology can be so wearing to my soul some days......although I love listening to THE LAUNDRY and looking at my library account online! As I was listening to you today, the book THE SECOND SLEEP by Robert Harris popped up in my brain. You might be interested. I thought it was a very unique novel.
I’m a month behind but this post hit me where I needed it today. I had a very rough 2024 (like so many others) and spent my holiday break close to comatose and coming back out of the fog with my very own meditation retreat today has reminded me what I know in my bones — that when things get rough, I have to double down on meditation— which I did not do this Fall. So your comment about long time meditators needing reminders was so generous and kind. I can’t tell you what your posts mean to me because we haven’t invented the words yet. But I hope you know that your comment about connecting across the ether was such a beautiful reminder I needed to hear. Sending you and all of your community love and kindness back on that wonderful ether you have fostered. Much love!
I cherish when someone's writing hits me right where I need it, when I need it, and I'm glad this piece was able to do that for you, Susan. A month behind and right on time. KUDOS to you for breaking the inertia of holiday fog with a self constructed meditation retreat. Double down. Double down. Double down.
Have you read How To Do Nothing by Jenny Odell? If you connected with this post, I think you might really like it. Good fuel for practice. Sending love back to you through the ether! Let's 2025. 💛
Speaking right to my condition--as always! ❤️
The modern condition of a rotting brain (and the resulting desire to compost technology) 😅 💛
Adreanna, I was totally turned off when "brain rot" was determined to be the 2024 word of the year. Your wonderful description of your own tussle with social media and technology soothed my soul and made me feel less guilty about staring at the screen (s). But even more important was your purposeful and loving "carnival bark" for meditation and mindfulness. Now if I can substitute even 15 minutes of meditation for Instagram scrolling or random google searches, I have you to thank.
Yes......the ubiquitousness of technology can be so wearing to my soul some days......although I love listening to THE LAUNDRY and looking at my library account online! As I was listening to you today, the book THE SECOND SLEEP by Robert Harris popped up in my brain. You might be interested. I thought it was a very unique novel.