Week 19 Day 3

Week 19 Day 3

Medi object choiceless
Intention: to practise!

Morning all! 35 mins metta and noting today.  Still in the conservatory but I debunked into the living room to avoid duvet practice and heat exhaustion.

I started with observation of the breath but there is a loud ticking clock in the room so I focused on that a bit. I also followed a few streams of thought from start to finish, may have drifted into the content of one.  Today I'm a bit sniffly, I think it's the cat.

I saw some momentary green swirls in front of my eyes. I could hear some noise from upstairs and then some footsteps. 2 polite barks at the door and I knew I had to let him in (not the owner of the house, one of the dogs). Zero came in to say hello but I stroked him a bit then let him be sitting still with my eyes shut and he went and curled up on the other sofa. As I left the door open a waft of cigarette smoke came into the room with cold air, I now realise it was as a result of my friend smoking outside the back door.

A few more cycles of breathing, the other dog came in for attention and few pats then I ignored him for a few seconds with my eyes closed and he moved to another sofa to nap.

Conclusion - dogs more mindful than humans! No chance of just keeping my eyes closed and ignoring my human hosts!

My nose demanded attention and  it was just past the 35 min mark so I decided to stop to await human intervention which Interestingly still has not come after 30 mins...

Time for breakfast. Have a good day and practice!