My transcendental anniversary

Today is my one year anniversary of learning the Transcendental Meditation technique. While I don't do all of the prescribed twice daily 20 minute meditations, I do squeeze in TM when I can. Some mornings before work, some car rides into the city (while Hubs patiently drives in silence <3). Many times my meditations are jarringly interrupted by my children. Sometimes my TM sessions are accompanied by a snuggling kid. Mia likes to track my time. Some meditations are quite short.

I'm proud of myself for sticking with Transcendental Meditation and doing it at all. I feel so strained for time already, but therein lies a motivation to meditate. Meditating makes time feel expanded. Meditating allows me to feel a bit more present in the small moments that make up my life. "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans," John Lennon, fellow TM devotee, so wisely said.

TM doesn't always make me feel different let alone enlightened. But sometimes it does. Sometimes I feel a physical expansiveness. I feel many moments of sweetness during my meditations. Afterwards, I frequently feel more focused and productive. TM can be energizing, sharpening. I used to pre drink before a night out, now I prefer the TM "buzz," or lack thereof. And even when I don't notice a transformation or anything at all in the moment, I remember that TM is cumulative. Over my life, I'll reap the benefits. Everything from more patience (fingers crossed) to more feelings of peace (amen). Imagine what'll happen when I transcend more often.

AES