Thank you! Very helpful!
@Butterflymoonwoman this one from youtube
gonna try it again now, see how tonight goes
edit… got through the whole thing, wasn’t able to stay as focused as last night, still a good practice though
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Thank u so much!! 
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Body scan in the present moment this morning
🧘♂:hugs:
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I did another Tonglen Compassion Meditaton last night. For anyone who is having a heavy heart right now this is an excellent way to filter energy.
I will link a good one to start with but there are many others. This one explains everything very well.
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March 1st
Upping it to 10 min:zzz:
Before bed
I didn’t make it.
But I slept through the night 2 nights in a row. Who does that?
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March 2nd
10 min guided mediation thru Balance App. Struggled ALOT today to stay present honestly. I had to really work at it when I have always been told that meditation is an experience and to not try to be “perfect” at it. After my morning appt at 930am I will try maybe a diff type of meditation
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I sent you a suggestion on Insight Timer.
Small attainable goals… 
Maybe for now a guided visualization will be good to keep your mind occupied. We need to train our minds. So short times, multiple times a day and guided visuals.
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FWIW
I’ve been doing this meditation mostly guided forever now. And it’s almost impossible for my mind not to wonder at the beginning. Shit sometimes in the middle. It use to frustrate the hell out of me. And then one of “my guys” told me. Let it happen. It’s ok. It’s gonna happen. And while it’s happening, slowly and calmly get back to your breathing. There’s no rush.
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Twin power activated.
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I listened to a beautiful 4 min butterfly visualization that @Its_me_Stella suggested. I didn’t think that in 4 min or so, I would have been impacted the way that I was.
When I was a little girl, I found an injured monarch butterfly (i have always had a conmection in some way with butterflies). I was outside and I picked it up and I knew what it needed. I wanted to help. I brought the butterfly into the house and I fed it and took care of it. The butterfly did pass away over night… but the point of what I’m trying to say is that this visualization brought me back to when I was as a little girl. I was sitting on the grass, my back against a tree. I heard the children play and I instantly thot of my inner child. And I smiled. And then the butterfly staying close on my hand and me knowing what it needed bcuz I was still and I listened. And then helping the butterfly to get what it needed, brought me back to that moment. I have a very poor memory so remembering this moment, brought me to tears of happiness. I think it means that I need to sit still sometimes and listen to what that little girl inside needs. To literally ask her, what do you need? How do you feel? And start respecting and nourishing that part of me 
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That’s pretty cool Dana. Good for you.
I love a good short meditation once and awhile. Sometimes that’s all you need.
I have always hated working out. I use to sit in the Golds Gym and use my 5 minute “immediate shit” meditation before I went in. It was just what I needed. We always have 5 minutes.
Love the butterfly story. Really really cool.
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I’m working on hope. @Butterflymoonwoman
Glad you just posted or I would have been scrolling forever to find us.
Thanks Stella 
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This one looks good! I really have to explore the insight timer app more. They seem to have alot of really good things on there and thank u Eric for the comment. I’m curious what this “immediate shit” meditation is and where I can find it? Lol
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It’s my friend Richard Burr.
He tours sober living homes in Santa Monica and LA and teaches addicts the power of meditation and gratitude. I met him through my son.
He’s on iTunes. You got iTunes?
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Oh. I just found him on Spotify. He’s also a musician.
He’s got over 20 years clean. If this stuff works for him. I doing it. He’s also where I got the gratitude idea to do every day. He still does. I guess he’s on Facebook if anyone wants to check him out there.
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Sorry to go on and on. But…. He’s also the guy that told me what I told you this morning. Your mind IS going to wonder. Let it happen. Then go back to the breathing.
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I don’t have iTunes… I don’t think. Is he on YouTube?
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I do have FB and the Spotify link u added works I’ll check it out!!! Thanks Eric
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3 mins guided breathing meditation
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