Navel Gazing

Hello Everyone:

Finally a moment to chill after the chores. I got my afternoon caffeine fix, so I'm good to go. I had the  ear pods on today, listening to Sonic Youth. This is/was the true heir of Punk Rock. Kim Gordon writes some serious girl power lyrics. The main thing is it made the Friday chores go faster and more tolerable. I also plug in on Saturday night when I clean up. Usually it's my Duran Duran play list and then sweeping turns into a dance party. Overall, it's been pretty calm the last few days. I checked out this Facebook page that someone liked-Transcendental Meditation. My honest reaction to it is navel gazing. All I've heard about it is how it's supposed to be extremely beneficial. There's a center nearby that offers free introductory talks Wednesday evenings and Saturday afternoons. The director and employees probably all heard the wisecracks about TM. Frankly, I'm not totally sold on it myself. I think I would need to read some of the negative comments about it before I make any decision to check it out. I think what intimidates me about is the idea of sitting for twenty minutes, twice a day and just letting my mind wander. I sit for longer stretches writing but sit with my eyes closed and do nothing?  That will require a good deal more effort on my part. I think meditating is like any any other discipline, it requires practice and patience. Practice, I can do but patience is another story. Patience is something I really lack, in case you haven't figured it out. The whole thing sounds silly or maybe I just don't know enough about TM to pass judgment.