Yea... the dreaded insomnia. When I get into bed I am tired and think sleep will come easily. Within minutes my eyes are open and my mind is buzzing and sleep is no where to be found. Sometimes meditating in bed to settle my breathing will help but not always. Every night is a crap shoot. I am sorry too that any of us have to cope with this. It plays havock every which way you look at it.

I also know what you mean Lavie about putting things off that I 'should' be doing. I wonder if we are being fair to ourselves when we judge our choices. Yes we want balance but I wonder if sometimes we predetermine what that looks like and we plan what to do to ensure balance without listening to our heart and body so that balancing our time and activities can come more organically from within. I think maybe we could be more successful with balance if we didn't intellectualize it and thing it is something we have to manage. Our heart and body need to have a stronger voice in our lives perhaps. Thus is the gift of meditation.It teaches us to listen from within so that what we do is grounded and at peace with our whole being.

Maybe try to catch yourself when you judge your performance and those things you feel you 'should' do will happen more naturally. If instead you expressed gratitude for what you were able to do those things you didn't won't carry so much weight. Just a thought.

I am so happy for you Sun to hear about your sit in the sun. Kind of cool how even your dog got into it. lol By the way what is your dog's name?

My snow buddy fell over. Boo Hoo. Never in all the years I have been making snow buddies this is the first time one fell down. I think between packing the snow too tight and the snow being pretty wet that the weight was too much. We had more snow again last night so I will try again to build a snow buddy. This time I won't pack the snow so hard.

Other then the anxiety busting moments of focused breathing and mindfullness throughout the I sat and listened to some soothing music last night. I considered it a meditation because I mindfully stayed focused on the music and brushed aside any distractions. It was very relaxing. I then spent a bit of time in silence, ready to receive from the universe and then some time giving thanks and offering prayers. Sort of like your mettas Lavie.

I have been wondering just how much time I spend in a day doing 1 to 5 minute anxiety busting meditations. I bet its into the hours. I am going to start to track it just out of curiousity. I know it has increased since we started this thread. It comes to mind as a tool sooner and is therefore more effective and preventative.