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What Should I Be Doing During Meditation?

Many jokes are told among those who practice meditation. We feel like we should be reaching epiphanies, realizing our relationship with God and a list of other tall, noble orders. What makes us laugh are the experiences that we really have a large percentage of the time that we are in meditation: “I have no idea what I’m making for dinner tonight,” “My feet are cold – I should have put socks on when she told us to,” or “Someone just dropped a weight way too hard.” We also have plenty of meditation sessions that lead us right into sleepier … Continue reading →

Finding Silence and Quiet Time

It does not take much—just 10 or 15 minutes of silence or quiet time each day can make a huge difference in the harried life of the average single parent. Of course, I am talking about silence and quiet time we are actually awake, while sleep is great, we need some waking down time to collect our thoughts, pray, meditate, or whatever too. Finding and carving out that valuable time is the problem… The reality of a single parent’s life is that it is fully packed with chores, duties, and tasks. For many of us, from the moment our feet … Continue reading →

What to do With Small Chunks of Alone Time

My last blog had some ways to get alone time, now that you have that time available, what are you supposed to do? Well, what you actually do is all dependent on your likes and dislikes, as well as exactly how much time you have. The number one thing you must do is take that time for yourself. I know it’s hard when you have that extra 15 minutes NOT to do an extra chore around the house, or get a jump on some work you need done, but you must resist that urge. You made this time for you … Continue reading →

Does Yoga Conflict with Being a Christian?

The ancient mind and body exercise of yoga has become more and more popular each year as local gyms and studios fulfill the public’s desire to try it. Despite yoga’s seepage into mainstream fitness, many are hesitant to experience it for a variety of reasons. Most say that they are not flexible enough to do it and others simply prefer to stick with their routines. The other less discussed reason is that they wonder if it will interfere or conflict with their religious beliefs. The main thing to remember is that yoga is actually considered to be more of a … Continue reading →