Meditation (Day 35)

This morning's sit was hard. Probably forgot the breath quite a few times, though about 30 minutes in things started to settle. Managed to still get to stage 4 for a bit with a bit of vigilant introspective awareness.

Still gave me that very solid awake feeling by the end.

Had a very interesting moment where I noted how my want to look at the timer was like the want to scratch an itch. "Even if I look," I told myself, "a new desire to look, just as strong as before, will show up shortly after." That worked, and I didn't look. But then, later, a strong desire to scratch an itch just under my nose started growing. I resisted, but then the desire to look at the timer came to me again. I chuckled at how similar the two feelings were. Eventually, I gave in and looked at the timer (there was a minute and a half left in the meditation).

I only meant to look at the timer, but I noticed that at the same time I scratched the itch under my nose. What a marvelous series of events. Worth the breaking of the stillness. Perhaps it'll help me stay still next time.

Blog Progress for the Day

I think all the content I want is writtend down. Tomorrow, I'll read over what I've got, maybe note some more things I want to write, and maybe start the editing process.

Sunday still looking plausible.

Something I'll look out for is being overtly critical and also trying to cram too much in. I'm not aiming for a good blog post, I'm trying to build the habits that will lead to regular blog posts, which with experience and deliberate practice could lead to quality blog posts.

At some point I'll share the posts, too, I think, but for now I'll just publish them to an area and see what happens.