I Suck At Meditation...or So I thought

"Focus on your breathing," they all say. Man, hearing those words just used to drive me nuts!

I mean, I had the sincere desire to meditate but for some reason an itch here, a loud noise there, and I was completely done with the meditation. I really thought I was a lost cause.

"All the 'gurus' are doing it, so I should be doing it, too," have been my thoughts for years. "If they can do it, so can I..."but for me it really has not been that easy; until this weekend.

I attended a seminar on life success and reprogramming conditioned thoughts that have been ingrained in my since childhood. We started with a 17-minute relaxation cycle and holy cow! I couldn't believe it, I was successfully meditating.

The second day at the seminar brought more guided imagery and meditation and I saw myself designing my life as I truly desire to have it. I felt relaxed and eager to continue to bring this openness of spirit into my life. Instead of worrying if I was doing the meditation "right," I granted myself permission to be me, to just be, and to learn. It was validating enough knowing I was giving it my best go.

Have you ever noticed how we have that tendency to beat ourselves up and automatically assume we are doing something wrong? Where do you do this in your life? What are your negative assumptions.

My negative assumption was that I sucked at meditating.

I am on my 6th day of successful meditation and I've seen some amazing things happen as a result: I am eating better, I am more focused, I am more energized, and have more clarity of thought.

Lesson learned: If I think I suck at meditation, I do; If I think I am successful at it, I am. The power of thought, such an amazing thing!