09/08/2025
π²β¨ Meditation in the Wild β¨π²
My meditation practice has been⦠off lately. Not just a little, but really off. What used to be a daily ritual has been lucky to happen once a week. So today, I took myself to the forest, seeking solitude and stillness.
Except stillness didnβt come easy. Instead of sinking into silence, I felt the pull to scroll reels and wander off in thought. Thatβs when the question arose: what is it to be present?
So instead of forcing quiet, I simply allowed.
β’ I heard a lawnmower in the distance and smiled, remembering summer days from my childhood.
β’ I heard girls giggling on the trail behind me and felt gratitude for their friendship.
β’ A school of fish leapt across the lake, and I loved their wild rhythm.
β’ Overhead, an airplane passed, and I followed it with my mind for just a moment.
I didnβt cling to any of it. I just noticed. Appreciated. Let each sound and sight move through me.
And maybe thatβs the heart of it: meditation isnβt about perfection or emptying the mind. Sometimes itβs simply about being here, grateful, open, present.
π Today, that was enough. Maybe for you, it can be too.