Day 11: When you get a puppy the experts say that crate training is good for them. The dog starts out whining and crying and protesting the crate, that it’s like a prison, but eventually the puppy learns to love that little space. It feels safe to them. I am starting to feel like one of those pups. My meditation practice is my own little crate, complete with bars and a lock. All I wanted at first was to escape, to break free of the 20 minute prison I had sentenced myself to endure. But now I’m starting to see it as a spot that I can crawl into and be safe from everything. The feeling comes and goes during the 20 minutes but at least it’s starting to come!
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
day 11
Day 11: When you get a puppy the experts say that crate training is good for them. The dog starts out whining and crying and protesting the crate, that it’s like a prison, but eventually the puppy learns to love that little space. It feels safe to them. I am starting to feel like one of those pups. My meditation practice is my own little crate, complete with bars and a lock. All I wanted at first was to escape, to break free of the 20 minute prison I had sentenced myself to endure. But now I’m starting to see it as a spot that I can crawl into and be safe from everything. The feeling comes and goes during the 20 minutes but at least it’s starting to come!
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