Meditation

I recently went to a Buddhism meeting at Unity Temple. It was very interesting. The first part of the meeting we sit and meditate for about 15 minutes. The instructor tells you relaxing thoughts and to let go, just let your thoughts pass by "like a cloud in the sky". I felt a little uncomfortable doing this and had some difficulty letting my thoughts pass by. I had so many racing thoughts. I would try to stop them each time they would come up and focus on the meditation. I was surprised how hard this was for me. I then started thinking about how I am not good at meditating and how to stop my thoughts and just let go and relax. This was a frustrating process for me. She said that it doesn't come naturally and that it takes practice. I think I am going to need quite a bit more practice.

Art

I recently went to the Nelson Art Gallery with my brothers. It was an interesting experience going with my brothers because they are great at art. I, however, am not. Most of my family has some sort of talent in art, I did not get that gene. I had a hard time finding meaning in most of the abstract art. It looked like something my 4 year old could do. There was one in particular that caught my attention. It was a canvas with a big black square in the middle and brown around it. I couldn't figure out what it was. A T.V. that was just turned off, a never ending black hole or what? This really bothered me. I still don't know what the artist was trying to portray, maybe I never will.