The whole "6 am waking" isn't necessarily my preference, but it is necessary if I am to follow through on a commitment and be at the morning meditation by 7. And I did not make it by just two minutes. Once there and seated, a thought crossed my mind about what little I, or most anybody, really know as truth. All we know is what we believe, and yet there is so much more we do not know or understand, let alone comprehend. To sit and face a wall for over 30 minutes, striving to allow any thoughts to pass rather than reside, can be liberating one day and a struggle the next. I had initially planned on staying on- site for three nights but I quickly understood that there were already more guests staying than I had thought. Any place I did stay would be for less comfortable than my own home and bed only 30 minutes away, and things pretty much wind down after 7pm anyway, I will stay later in December and/or in January when there will be a greater need and fewer staff onsite. The time spent today was heavily administrative. I got a lot done and recognize (again) how well it works to be on-site in a working made with others. Given that I plan to continue participating as a board member through the coming year, it might work well to make a trip up twice a week for ½-day sessions. A consistent presence would be good. And challenging too. In a good way, in an "outside my comfort zone" way.
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