Preparations for Meditating

I have chosen this coming Wednesday (October 19) as the day when I will go down into my woods and meditate for an hour. I have chosen this day for a few different reasons.

*I couldn’t have done it before now. Now I have finally figured out what kind of adventure this is: A Faith-Based Spiritual Adventure. With this term fully defined, I fully understand how I should approach meditating.

*Choosing to meditate in the middle of the week creates a certain challenge that choosing to meditate on a weekend doesn’t have. One purpose of meditating is to “let go” of earthly stress. Therefore, it seems appropriate to meditate on a weekday of “earthly activity.”

*I do not want to put my meditation off any further. I am not a fan of procrastination.

I do not have to buy anything or drive anywhere for my adventure, which makes me very happy. However, there are two preparations that I have made for Wednesday.

*I have decided what kind of technique I will preform. Since my meditation will be faith-based, I will focus all my thoughts on the God I seek to connect with. I will sit with my legs and arms outstretched with the palms of my hand upward. My head will be bowed in reverence.

*I have found the perfect spot for meditating. It’s a ways into the woods under a large number of trees and beside a beautiful creek. Perfect.

I will be giving an oral presentation on my meditation period to my English class. In that presentation I will show two things.

*Photos taken of my mediation spot. I will take several photos of my meditation spot.

*An in-depth journal entry. Immediately after meditating I will write a journal entry that will focus on the things that occurred to me mentally and spiritually during the course of the meditating period.

In addition to all of this, I will also answer the question “Did my meditation period help me connect with God better?” If the answer is yes, then meditating will have succeeded as a faith-based spiritual adventure. If the answer is no, then it will have failed.

I look forward to my Faith-Based Spiritual Adventure this Wednesday. I will be sure to make another post to let you know how it went.