My 11:11 Meditations
Why...What are they? Why do them? What does it mean?
My daily 11:11 meditations have been a great success for my overall happiness and feeling of self-control. Managing my moods and handling changes has always been a struggle for me and a challenge. Maybe some other people out there can relate to this? There are many people on mood-enhancing medication and/or anti-anxiety medication. I would be a candidate for this kind of treatment course, definitely. And I am not saying that people who need to use them should not...nope. all I am saying is that, like every condition known to man, there are homeopathic treatments and pharmaceutical treatments. I am on a path in life that is holistic which is to say that I am considering all the conditions of my life experience to be interconnected, and I am treating each with the same medication. When I experience constant pain in my right heel (which I do), I feel that pain is connected to my mood, my lifestyle choices, my diet and my environment. And I would be right. So when it hurts, I attempt to rebalance my life. Some of the ways I rebalance are:
1. Drink extra water. If I have a headache, backache, foot pain or itchy skin...these are some of my first indicators that my water intake was too low! I then concentrate on hydrating! I will sometimes sit and just chug 3 or 4 bottles of water.
2. Add vitamins! I am not a multi-vitamin fan. I don't think of vitamins as a morning chore. I think of vitamins as medicine and a cure to what ails you. Low energy? I up my Vitamin B's and there are several...or feel a sniffle or sore throat coming on? Add some vitamin C. I use a few other favorites too like L-Lysene and Vitamin D. In case you did not know it, a lot of people are chronically deficient in Vitamin D as adults. You can have that checked during any routine blood test. Vitamins make us feel better pretty quickly.
3. Eat Fresh foods that are organic or alive! We are what we eat and so we cannot underestimate the power of our foods! Everytime we eat processed and pre-packaged foods that sit on store shelves we are denying our bodies the sustenance it craves! If you find it difficult to be satisfied by eating all fresh or raw or organic or meatless...consider adding some of these foods to your existing diet. It is not hard, I promise! Go to Trader Joes and just buy a Basil Plant or a Parsley Plant and perch it on your sunny kitchen windowsill. When you cook, snip some fresh herbs into your food. This is a good start. Maybe in the fall you will grow some squash or a pumpkin and when you start tasting and feeling connected to these natural foods and flavors, you will do it more and more. Just remember that NOTHING GOOD COMES EASY. Potato chips are easy.
4. Clear your mind of negative thoughts. Clear your heart of negative feelings. Do not hold a grudge and do not take things personally that others do.
So about my 11:11 Meditations. I have added this meditation time for the sake of channelling my Love and Passions and Desires from my Higher Self. I want to use this as my fuel and my motivation to accomplish my life goals. I KNOW that all things and people are connected and that the Universe DESIRES to give us everything we Love and everything we want. There is no need to spend even one second feeling sad or despondent or excessively lonely. All things happening are within our control. All we need to do is Believe in our vision and believe in our Selves. Yesterday (Thursday), I was at the beach off Nausauket Road/Apponaug Cove during my 11:11 Meditation. I took my towel and waded out into the water about 10 feet out to a nice rock that I found protruding. The tide was slowly ebbing out. The kids were using boogie boards and digging holes nearby but they were pretty self-managed. I perched myself there upon the rock and got into my cross-legged position. A few neck and shoulder stretches and then I was peacefully meditating with closed eyes, feeling the water movement and soft breeze. I let my sore heel freely dangle down in the water and as soon as the cold water was on it, I felt instantly at peace. The Lion was in Shark territory now. Feeling oddly connected to both Land and Sea put me instantly at peace and I found myself focusing on getting good deep and even breaths. My breathing technique is hard for me because I am still learning to allow the breath to be deep while also being slow and even and to maintain that breathing tempo for several minutes. As I do it, I feel light-headed and almost like I am in a trance...simply from breathing. Because my children were nearby I was aware of them, but still clear of thoughts and connections to all ideas and feelings. I felt like I was floating upon the rock.
It is during these 11:11 meditations when I am most clear about my future and my desires. I can see a vision of myself as I want to be and I put my mind to the details with great care and nurturing. I truly believe that I am painting this picture of my future and that it is completely real. I have no idea when I will live it or what I will go through to get to it but one thing is completely certain...it IS REAL. At one point there is a firm but noticeable "skip" in my heartbeat...only one but very hard (almost like a pain). As long as you can see your vision with clarity and FEEL a connection to it emotionally and FEEL love for it, then you can acquire it and your GOD or YOUR SOURCE wants you to have it as much as you do and even more than you do!
My meditation lasts for about 15 minutes and then I ease back to reality by focusing on things close by me. My gaze lands on the kids...playing together nicely and exploring. I love their brightly colored swimsuits and their playful use of flippers, shovels, goggles and boards. They run and frolic together on the sand in the water...so carefree...so innocent. I feel a deep love move through my heart. I take that emotion that came naturally and just deepen it with memories of the older children growing up...and the little one trying to do all the things the older ones are doing. I love them. This place has given me so much...this home and this beach and these people in my life. I am grateful. How better to end your meditation?
Lilac
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