Found Quotations

The other morning, Facebook put into my feed the answer given by a one of the many yoga teachers among my friends to the question, “what is the first thing you do in the morning?” The answer was “meditate.”

Besides again wondering why people answer these questions and why Facebook would put this in my feed, I questioned in my head, “really?”

I empty my bladder, feed the cat, make the bed, brush my teeth, drink some hot water, and move and stretch a little before sitting down to meditate.

And when I do sit, I first do a body scan and 5-10 minutes of pranayama. I cannot imagine sitting before meditation without most of that except in unusual circumstances.

My morning meditation is, though, before I start engaging in projects or eating breakfast or leaving the house.

What do you do first thing in the morning?

When do you meditate?

It is easy enough, on reading the news and experiencing some of the challenges of living, to get anxious or depressed. It is also possible to think with gratitude of what is good in my own life.

Thank you to all my friends who share with me and help remind me of all that for which I am grateful.

Today I am practicing gratitude that the final death throes of my 31-year old washer-dryer simply means having to go through the expense and annoyance of getting a replacement.

The morning light calls here with great urgency. Wake up, wake up!