It's so quiet ...

I'm taking a mindfulness workshop ... I think it's been stretched over a period of nine or ten weeks, one day a week ... and I'm not sure if it is helping me in any way or not.

Mindfulness is being in the "present", being aware of things as they are ... and that's a really poor definition of it.  The workshop that I'm taking stems from Budhist teachings ... and that involves a lot of meditation.

Last week, one of our guided meditations had us exploring being a mountain.  I found it difficult, because all I wanted to do was giggle.  I've had other experiences ... one meditation had us focusing on a mild problem in our lives ... and during that mediation, I found that there were tears quietly streaming down my face.

I guess it's worth exploring, but I'd feel much better if all the meditative time was spent in prayer.