Break the Illusion Blog by Davey Wavey

For whatever reason, I’ve gotten away from meditating. Meditation was first introduced into my daily routine fourteen months ago by my yoga professor at Seton Hall. I made meditation part of my routine – and it stayed that way until I moved to DC. The busier that I got with work, the less time I made for meditation. Ironically, it was probably when I needed meditation the most.

Then, once Nick moved to DC, I hardly ever made time to meditate. It is hard enough to quiet your mind when you are alone in a quiet room, let alone with another person present. In fact, it’s actually bad to meditate around someone who isn’t. Our professor told us that when you meditate, your energy expands, and if another person isn’t in the same state of meditation, they will absorb your energy. That is why people sometimes meditate around a sick loved one – they are giving their energy to someone who needs it. It’s also why (if you’ve ever noticed) animals are attracted to you when you meditate. If you have a dog or a cat, they’ll scratch at the door to your room when you’re in a state of meditation. They can feel your energy and they want to be near it.

So, anyway, I mis-communicated my need for some alone time to Nick today. I think I hurt his feelings when I said I wanted some space. I’m not really good at expressing stuff like that. But, hopefully he’ll understand me now (since he reads my blog). Nonetheless, I did have some alone time tonight. I meditated for ten minutes. It was hard. My mind was loud. It quieted only a few times, but it felt very good. I will make meditation part of my life again.

When I was done, I picked up a book that I read a long time ago. I opened to a beautiful poem:

Imagine that your spirit is not only in you but in all other beings and everything that is.
Imagine that everybody is a reflection of yourself.
Imagine that when you look at the universe, you are looking at your mirror.
Imagine that you see what others see.
Imagine that you can feel what others feel.
Imagine that you are the qualities you most admire in others.
Imagine that others reflect the qualities you cherish in yourself.
Imagine that you are a person in a hall of mirrors
where you can see yourself for miles
and every reflection you see is of yourself,
but appears different.