Om shanti

January 15th 2007 08:41

Over the last few days I've hit a blog brick wall. I can't think of a decent topic to write about. There's only fragments of thoughts in my head which doesn't seem enough. So I've turned to meditation. Hopefully I'll be back on the blog horse soon. But in the meantime, I wish you Om Shanti.

Peace..

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Comment by JohnDoe

January 15th 2007 08:50

Film & TV on DVD

Om Shanti to you and how about you give us a list of 10 films that changed your life?

Comment by Tracy

January 15th 2007 08:56

Movies and Life

Thanks, John. Nice to see you.

Aha, that is definitely something for me to think about......

Brilliant.....

Comment by Ash

January 15th 2007 10:36

Flashes of memories

Hi Tracy
Ah Im trying to get into meditation - being a beginner and all...have been told it does wonders for the mind.
Love the picture, the colours are great.
Om Shanti to you too
Ash

Comment by Ash

January 15th 2007 10:37

Flashes of memories

Hi Tracy
Ah Im trying to get into meditation - being a beginner and all...have been told it does wonders for the mind.
Love the picture, the colours are great.
Om Shanti to you too
Ash

Comment by Ash

January 15th 2007 10:38

Flashes of memories

Woah sorry Tracy I don`t know what happened there! Seems we have some blog gremilns today!

Comment by Tracy

January 15th 2007 10:48

Movies and Life

Hi Ash

Nice to see you, thanks for your comments. Glad you like the pic.

Yes, meditation does take a while to get into, I guess that's why they call it practise. For me, sometimes it works well and other times I'm just sat there sifting through things in my mind. But at least my body is resting. There's nothing like a session when it has worked well, it's like floating on air....and it really helps with sleep too.

I also do open-eyed meditation which is effective too. Very helpful for those times that you can't close your eyes, but need some inner peace. I would use an image like this for that kind of meditation.

Om shanti to you

Comment by Ash

January 15th 2007 11:12

Flashes of memories

Ah I bet this is going to be one of those things that I`m going to kick myself about after having done it - wonder why I had always put it off before. I have also heard it takes a while to get into - perserverance being they key. you have inspired me to get going on it again
Thanks Tracy
Ash

Comment by Tracy

January 15th 2007 11:18

Movies and Life

Hi Ash

Glad to be inspiring

Byee

Comment by KylieW

January 15th 2007 22:51

Celebrity Obsession

Tracy,

Yeah, I like JohnDoe's idea. Films that changed your life. That's got me thinking....

Kylie

Comment by Hope

January 15th 2007 23:44

Gifted Parenting
Freelance For Life

This happens to us once in a while, I'm sure you'll think of something to blog about soon. How about Top 10 Films About Mothers?

Comment by Lilla

January 16th 2007 01:21

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Hello Tracy,

1. Read my post on What makes you laugh? (sorry shameless plug there).

2. Have this Pina Colada I mixed just for you.

3. Tell me the ten movies that made you laugh the most in your l-au-gh.

4. Cleanse Chakra's weekly. (Doreen Virtue has a chakra cleaning CD out for cheap-cheap that can be used - 20 mins - weekly. For those not wanting to make a career out of it.

5. Read the lost Gospel of Mary Magdalene (ISBN 1-84293-154-7) (I'm doing a review on it soon).

Omm--Eee--Aaa
Feel better soon, I miss you.

Lilla

Comment by DuskDevi

January 16th 2007 04:17

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Namaste Tracy...

That is a beautiful image of Om.

Om...
Tamaso maa jyoti gamaya,
....
Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti

Om....
lead me from darkness to light...
....Om peace, peace, peace.

Part of a Shanti Mantra absorbed from childhood.

Be well Tracy

DuskDevi

Comment by Mrs M

January 16th 2007 13:10

Mum's Word

Hi Tracy,

I hope inspiration finds its way back to you soon.

Love & stuff
Mrs M

Comment by Tracy

January 17th 2007 09:04

Movies and Life

Hello Kylie, Hope, Lilla, DuskDevi and Mrs M,

It's great to see you all

Thanks for your lovely words of inspiration and for your ideas. The blog block is beginning to shift, so I'll be back to it soon.

Best wishes,

Tracy

Comment by Jessicca

January 22nd 2007 05:21

Learning Something Everyday

I wish you peace too

Have a blessed week ahead

Jessicca

Comment by DuskDevi

January 22nd 2007 05:34

Rugby World Cup 2007

Namaste Tracy...

All is well?

DuskDevi

Comment by postmoderncritic

January 22nd 2007 08:53

Postmodern Critic
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Padsoc

What a beautiful image... Here's one for you:

Over the Whitsundays

Comment by Tracy

January 22nd 2007 09:05

Movies and Life

Hi Jessica

Nice to see you, thanks for your comments. I like your dolphin pic

Tracy

Comment by Tracy

January 22nd 2007 09:07

Movies and Life

Namaste DuskDev

I'm almost back on the blog horse. I've still been reading and commenting, not posting. But I will be soon, my zest is a-coming.....

Thanks for asking,hope you're well.

Byeee

Comment by Tracy

January 22nd 2007 09:15

Movies and Life

Why is my blog skewiff?! What could it be? Ah weelllll.

Hi PostModern

Great to see you. How are you?

Thanks for that amazing picture of the Whitsundays. Did you take it? It's incredible.

Comment by postmoderncritic

January 22nd 2007 10:04

Postmodern Critic
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Padsoc

Hi Tracy,

I've been pretty good, right now I'm listening to Amy Lee's vocals weave around the rock riffs on Evanescence's "The Open Door" for the first time! And you?
Thanks for mentioning me in your latest post!

)

I think the picture was the culprit, so I trimmed it a bit in the original message and I'll send the original to you in a mo! ;o)

Epiphanie

Comment by Tracy

January 22nd 2007 10:09

Movies and Life

Hi PostModern

I'm pretty good thanks. Glad you're well too. I've been listening to Depeche Mode at the moment, love their stuff.

Thanks for trimming your pic, it really is astounding.

Byeee

Comment by postmoderncritic

January 22nd 2007 10:16

Postmodern Critic
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Padsoc

P.S. I didn't take it, but I now want to go there! I love the way the wing of the plane blends in with the landscape below... I barely noticed it to begin with.

I keep hearing about Depeche Mode but I haven't actually heard any of their music (that I know of)...

Comment by Tracy

January 22nd 2007 10:24

Movies and Life

I've never been there either, I'd love to go.

Depeche Mode are brilliant, one of my favourite bands, love them.

Byeee

Comment by Wendi

February 2nd 2007 06:20

I'm struck first by the image, second by the familiarity of being blocked, and third (the charmer) the subject of meditation.

An Aussie friend of mine just sent me a meditation c.d. that I received last Monday. Interestingly enough, it was entitled, "Night Sky", something of which I'd been dreaming in vivid detail the week prior. The c.d. unfolds detail by detail exactly what I'd dreamed. I couldn't help but cry and shiver at the synchronicity and power of it all. Meditation has never been a strong suit of mine... so very hard to quiet this mind of mine.

I'm learning to enjoy the quiet times of writer's block. I posted a poem today written last night and it was the first thing I've written in weeks, if not months. The "tween times", when words do not flow for me, I've learned that it means I need to be still. Meditation is something I hope to continue to work on and improve at in time. It's not as easy as it sounds, though. *grins*

Comment by Tracy

February 7th 2007 23:43

Movies and Life

Wendi, I will reply to you soon I promise

)

Comment by Wendi

February 9th 2007 06:25

Thank you for the acknowledgement, Tracy... no worries! Take your time. I'm around.

Comment by Tracy

February 9th 2007 21:32

Movies and Life

Hello Wendi

I also have had periods of enjoying my writers' block similar to you. It had its periods of being hard, but it also allowed me to have time with my thoughts and not be scared of them (as I was in the past). I tried not to place too much pressure on myself to write, assuring myself it will evolve again...and it did. Sounds like it did for you too.

For the past fortnight my zeal for words has increased again and I love it. I'm listening to music, reading, writing and being.

I'm glad you like the image. There's a meditation centre that I've been going to for a while now and they do open-eyed meditation using similar images.

I shivered also when you spoke about your dream being the same as the Night Sky CD your friend gave you. What amazing synchronicity. Have you been listening to it much?

Your comments have made me think.....thank-you for them,

Tracy

Comment by Tracy

February 9th 2007 22:01

Movies and Life

PS I forgot to say that yes, meditation is not easy.....I struggled with it for ages. It felt like a horror film the first time I did it...all my thoughts were loud and boisterous and wouldn't stop!!

There are times that I'm sat there tidying my thoughts when I'm supposed to be letting them go....but the leader/teacher always reminds us that it happens, the trick is to be compassionate to yourself and at least the body is quiet....

I know why they call it practise......

Comment by Wendi

February 9th 2007 23:26

It seems that many of my own phases of writer's block are tied to the seasons. Winter is always a slow time for me creatively. My muse must hibernate or migrate to a warmer climate. *LOL* - Spring and autumn, the words tend to write themselves, flowing like rivers with massive under-currents. As long as I can remember that, I don't lose hope. But when I forget, and I do at times, then I think I'm meant to give up on my words forever... or worse yet, that I was a fool for ever relying on them in the first place. I do feel a creative wakening dawning (no pressure!), so I think I'll comfortably stretch back into it without expecting too much from myself.

Open-eyed meditation - now that's something I've never heard of but bet I'd enjoy a great deal. I think the whole "eyes-closed" thing might be part of what knocks me off kilter. Closing the eyes makes me feel vulnerable.

I believe the poem I produced last week may have been a direct reflection of the Starry Night meditation cd. After the soft voice guildes your body into relaxation through breathing and light, the first scene is a beach... from where a light breeze carries you into the night for unleashed exploration of the Universe, but only after appreciating the light play on the water at the beach. I've listened to the meditation cd a total of three times since I've gotten it. It took me 'til the third time to realize that the cd is created in three phases. The first phase is a totally guided meditation; the second phase gets you started, but then sets you loose on your own, and the third phase is completely self-guided with only music playing. I guess you could say it's meditation with training wheels! *LOL*

I think it'd be healthy for me to get a few more meditation cds. I really do enjoy them a great deal, but variety is key... at least in Wendiland.

Comment by George

February 13th 2007 05:02

The Re-Parenting Revolution

Hello Tracy,

I love the mandala...do you paint these? This is beautiful. I would love to have one to meditate with.

George

Comment by Tracy

February 13th 2007 06:00

Movies and Life

Hello George

No, unfortunately I don't paint them, I would love to though. I found this image on google.

Thanks for your comment,

Tracy

Comment by Tracy

February 13th 2007 07:22

Movies and Life

Hello Wendi

I've never really thought of a connection (for myself) between the seasons and writing. So you have an idea when you'll have a lull? That would be helpful for those times when it seems words just don't come no matter what and it would be easy to despair.

I like both types of meditation, but the advantage of open-eyed is that you can do when doing another activity such as waiting or in a difficult situation, you can just focus on an object (doesn't have to be a mandala image) for five mins to let your body quieten down.

I also have a few meditation CDs but must admit I don't use them often enough. I love it when I go to a meditation class, but when it comes to doing them at home, I'm a bit lax!

Byee

Comment by Wendi

February 13th 2007 14:37

Ah... focal points! I can relate to that. When I had my first son, I was extremely young. My mother bought a stuffed lion for me for my birthday, just two months before my son would be born. That lion went with me into labor/deliver and was my focal point Any time my mother could tell that I was tensing up beyond reason, she'd tell me to look at the lion and not take my eyes off of him. Eighteen years later, that lion sits on a shelf right behind me.

During labor, I seemed to go into meditation naturally. When my daughter was being born, I remember "drifting" and saw all sorts of images... I was roller skating, horse-back riding, and picking daisies in meadows. It wasn't done with intent, but I sure was grateful for it!

Comment by Tracy

February 14th 2007 02:22

Movies and Life

Gosh, you mum was wise and helpful telling you about focal points when you were giving birth. That's a wonderful story, Wendi. That's incredible that images were coming and drifting to you...Do you use anything now as a focal point?

Thanks for sharing your story with me,

Tracy

Comment by Wendi

February 14th 2007 02:54

It was a good lesson from my mom, even though she is very much the realist and not much into things like meditation and such. I'm fortunate to have had her provide that lesson when she did.

Consciously, I don't currently use focal points, but I do it subconsciously all the time. As a teen, I used to end up in a lot of trouble because unknowingly would "zero in" on another person. Something about them would catch my attention and then "poof", I was gone in a "daydream" without realizing I was staring at them. It was the source of many fights in my earlier years. *LOL*

Now, almost anything becomes a focal point without me realizing it. I collect faerie and gnome figurines, so they often draw my attention and spawn impromptu meditations. I have a small statue of an Egyptian Scribe and he has "danced with me" a few times, spawning poetry. But even something as insignificant as a dust bunny on the floor or a wrinkle in the sofa can pull me outside of myself.

Consciously, I struggle with meditation. If I try to do it, it's near impossible. Subconsciously, I'm a natural at it, I suppose. It's nothing for me to "slip away" into other worlds of thoughts and visions, completely unaware of my physical surroundings until someone or something snaps me back.

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