“Craving” (Day 11)

When I did the 10 day Vipassana meditation retreat I learned that the point of it was to get rid of all cravings and aversions. The idea is that all human suffering is caused by craving something or averting something. When you realize this and start to break it down it makes complete sense. I […]

“Surge” (Day 5)

Hi friends! Wow! Today was a great day! First of all I only slept for roughly 4:45 last night. Got into bed at 10, mind wouldn’t settle. So it was time to meditate. I did a guided meditation last night, opposed to the 10-15 minute silent meditations I’d done the previous nights, in order to […]

This is 29.

I watched This is 40 tonight. I cried, cringed, laughed and wanted to slam my laptop shut throughout the entire movie. These emotions and reactions came from a lot of back story… So last time I blogged I was trying to decide whether to stay or go at present hostel. I stayed. I spent more […]