It had a been a rough day…I was mentally and physically drained. So, I decided to take some time out to meditate, as Dick often tells me I should.
Just before we were getting ready to go to soccer practice, I tell the girls (who are all dressed in their soccer gear…cleats and all)…let’s MEDITATE!
So, the three of us sit in the middle of the living room floor. Since I’m trying to regain some energy and peace of mind, I’m trying to speak in my calmest, yoga inner-peace voice.
“Now close your eyes and relax. Breathe slowly in and out.”
Louise is on my left and Thelma to my right.
“This hurts my legs.”
Thelma’s cleats and hurting her since she’s sitting Indian style. But, they take so much effort to put on that I don’t want to waste time taking them off and having to put them back on again. So, I tell them, let’s just lay flat on our backs.
Irked but still trying to maintain composure…
“Okay, now relax. Lay flat on your back, breath deeply.”
A voice disrupts my breathing and relaxing.
“Oh man, I can’t stop thinking about soccer.”
“Shhh….just relax and breathe. No talking.”
“Can I get a pillow? This hurts my head.”
Argh. Annoyed but STILL trying to maintain my peace of mind and through clenched teeth.
“Ok, get a pillow.”
I continue on…
“Now make sure you breath all the way in and all the way out.
Let all that bad air out of your system.”
“I need to go to the bathroom.”
OMG!
After Louise gets up to go to the bathroom, Thelma says…in a cautious voice.
“Is it okay to hiccup when meditating?”
Sigh. My futile attempt at meditating.
WARNING: Meditation with kids can induce MORE STRESS.
I guess it goes to show that I need to meditate more.
Once I master it, THEN maybe we can meditate together.
Or maybe I should just meditate with the girls when I’m not so stressed.
-Jane. Failed Meditator.
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