So Much Goodness

Meditation is something that a lot of people struggle with. Both in concept and in practice.

The barriers for a person to begin meditation aren’t usually anything more than feeling like they don’t know what to do, they can’t sit still or shut their brain off, or they are fearful either knowingly or unknowingly, of what they might discover.

At least they are the barriers I have either experienced myself or been told about in conversation with others.

Personally I have always had nothing but positive experiences meditating. I actually believe that most people begin meditation for the same or similar reasons… To navigate hardship, to process trauma or to manage mental health.

I have used meditation at some point or another for all of the above.

Something I have found incredibly helpful though meditation is the notion of acceptance. Yes acceptance of life and its events, but more so acceptance of the thoughts and images that present themselves in practice. I can’t tell you how freeing it is to not fight what comes to mind and how interesting it is to try and understand or make sense of it.

Today I had a slow morning before watching my son play soccer and then spending some time with my grandparents for lunch. When I got home I wanted to give myself 10-15 minutes to be still, present and do a guided meditation before preparing for dinner.

As I sat I breathed in in the essential oil I had in my hands and listened to the woman’s voice talk over the soothing music in the background. I am not quite sure what she said, but after a few breaths I was in it. I had dropped in but wasn’t here in my living room anymore.

I was floating through space staring back at the earth.

Space has always fascinated me. Just infinite nothingness. And we just exist on a rotating planet.

I continued breathing deeply and staring back at earth and all I could think of was just how much goodness there was right there. In that moment there was no evil, no negativity, no sadness. All there was, was earth, oceans, mountains, forests, animals, people.

Sitting here writing this I realise that there is a lot of death, destruction and evil but it is surrounded by beauty.

I am not sure why I thought about this or why I was floating through space staring back at earth in todays meditation. But I loved it. It really made me stop and think how much goodness there is here on this planet.

And honestly, we don’t have to look that hard to see it.