a mindful morning..

yesterday in the morning I sat down cross-legged on a green patch to meditate for a few minutes. I followed a new type of meditation for the first time called Isha Kriya, where as I inhale I say to myself, "I am not the body", and as I exhale, I say to myself, "I am not even the mind". I sat there with my eyes closed for a few peaceful minutes, just focusing on my breath and these messages .. 

when I slowly opened my eyes, I was feeling good and smiling to myself. 

and then I noticed that there was a pretty little red and black ladybird walking on my arm. I have always loved ladybirds. so I just sat there for the next few minutes and watched the ladybird as it did its little relaxed walk down my arm and finally reached the grass where it belongs, and went its way climbing blades of grass and descending to explore some more. in some time, it vanished amidst the grass 'forest'. 

I realized it was a beautiful, mindful moment for me.:) it certainly made my day!

may..

the month of May is when I turned a corner.

the month was ridden with challenges but I kept trying to deal with them by keeping things in perspective. and each little victory, despite the apparent problems, helped me feel better about myself. the last two days of the month were a test of sorts for me. and the way I coped with it was meditating each morning, and praying for courage, compassion, wisdom, sanity and serenity.. for me to deal with any situation with grace, humor and positive surrender.. and to practice acceptance, forgiveness and gratitude. 

these became my mantras. and they worked.

now, i have started consciously looking for gratitude in every situation.
i am being grateful for the type of problems I'm facing today. and i am thankful that I'm well enough to have these sort of challenges. _/\_