Week 27 Day 3

Medi object choiceless awareness
Intention to observe detail and vedana of each sensation

Morning all! Today the weather is a bit grey and I woke up to the sad news of a well known politician's untimely early death. This reminded me that I should strike a balance of learning from the past, living in the present and planning for the future.

Today's noting session was just over 30 mins. I was immediatelhy directed to an odour of Indian spices, this was initially unpleasant and I felt uncomfortable. However the carriage was breezy so I was only drawn to it a few times particularly when the train was stationary. It was also intermingled with someone else's perfume at one point, this was definitely not an easy combo. One has to breathe so smells do not dissipate too quickly!

Again there were no station announcements until approaching Acton Town, this was not reassuring - it meant that if one has one's eyes closed one doesn't get prompted to get off at the right station! The door alarms went off in their usual pattern.

I was weary from last night, as I attempted a return to my routine of exercise classes during the week. These are pretty late so set me back two hours in the evening. The perils of a sedentary job...I can choose to head home early and become a bulbous Jabba the Hutt or exercise my ancient bones to give me a boost in fitness.

Thoughts pervaded the practice mid session, at one point I asked myself was I really meditating or just thinking? I slapped myself across the face with wet fish (figuratively) and renewed intentions.

I got off the train at Hammersmith and a small breeze was blowing, but I was hit by a very famliar morning delicious smell! The one and only savoury, salty frying smell of...cooking bacon! Mmmmmm! I've smelt this a few times before at this point on the platform, there must be a cafe above. The smell makes my mouth water and brings memories of bacon sandwiches - which to be honest are always nicer in dreams than in reality.

This tube line appears to produce a lot of tourists, and today there was a family of North Americans draped around the carriage. A girl was sitting on her father's lap reading...a book! Do those exist in young people's lives now?

30DOM is now in its final throes, it seems a long time ago that I started on 7DMK. if I look back into the distance when I first started it seemed so simple then! Ha! As they say, more knowledge leads to more questions!

Thanks for the memories and thanks for all your support, I'd like to say a particular big thank you to Nick whose untiring enthusiasm and keen advice has kept us going all this time! See you in 365 DOM or in the next course!

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