Meditation Weekend

I am looking forward to some new discoveries this weekend. I'm leaving the safe hub of my town and heading north to be next to Lake Superior for a few days. While I'm up there, I'll be seeing old friends and spending time with a very special new friend; I'll be visiting some historic sites and generally just enjoying kind of a "grown-up" vacation.

However, the main reason I'll be up there is to retreat and spend some time in meditation. I am not very good at meditation but I have been able to do it many, many time. I'm just bad at maintaining and do meditation on a regular basis. And I don't know why since I know how good it makes me feel to "wake" from a meditation session.

When I meditate, as many beginners do, I focus on what I like to call my "orb." My orb it a softball sized visual of a round glowing sphere. It metaphorically sits between my ribs and glows in different colors according to my mood. That part I do not control; when I sit to meditate, the orb's color will simply appear. It's very insightful to see what color it is as that speaks highly of what is going on in my subconscious mind.

The other important thing about doing north to Duluth is the power of Lake Superior. I read or heard somewhere there are some kind of magnetic fields or some kind of polarizing effects that Lake Superior have on people. I am not the only one who feels the pull of Lake Superior. Others have claimed to feel like they're "put back together" when they go up to the big lake. If you aren't aware of where or what Lake Superior is, it is the largest freshwater lake in the world. If you are on my friends list on Facebook, you might be able to see some pictures from various trips up the north shore. I also enjoy Grand Marais, MN; just moments from the Canadian border, far far up the shore.

I think that taking a little time from our busy schedules to focus just on yourself  and sort of "defragmenting your hard drive" is important. Last summer I took my first solo camping trip and it was one of the most amazing times I've ever had. I did exactly what I wanted, when I wanted to do it and so on. It was amazing. I look forward to the next solo camping trip. Discovering that I can do something like that by myself was a very empowering moment. It's also empowering to recognize that it is okay to take time out for yourself - we are all human and maintaining the balance of work, home, friends, family, etc, can take a toll on your mental peace.

I look forward to writing about my trip; to share the effects it will have on me so that maybe you'll be convinced to take time out for yourself, by yourself.