Credit the above line to William Blake and perfect for me when talking about the weekend. Saturday was the silent retreat and a day for taking a closer look at other ways to meditate (principally standing and walking). I found the silence to fit comfortably around me and the hard part was avoiding eye contact with my others. How is it possible for me to be in a place with so many nice people and not be talking to them? Yet I was and I was fine. As a matter of fact, I wish that we had ended the day in silence and went from the building that way, scattered of to re-enter whatever we were re-entering.
I went home to dinner and cats and a basketball game that I had a hard time getting up for and then the next day was a work-day so not a whole lot of time to reflect back but I know for sure I was better on Sunday for the experience of Saturday. Very much appreciate the community of SF Insight and most especially Marlena and Carol and their generosity and wisdom. This Thursday will be the last of the beginner's class and while that makes me a little sad, I would like to think that I've been prepared to be a big boy around meditation and that the tools that I've gathered along with the support of people I've only began to know will be enough to kick me down the yellow brink road of mindfulness a piece. I'll be back tomorrow to talk about another form of meditation I've not really talked about but that holds interest for me.
Peace.
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