I need to admit to some negligence in my meditation practice (I call it practice intentionally). 
I definitely have not been meditating consistently. Sad, isn’t it? Meditation is really no different than exercising your body. If you miss a week or two (or four), your muscles atrophy and the next workout will be tough. So this has happened to me with my meditation ”muscles”.
I need to regain some momentum and regularity with my meditation (a.k.a. get back on that horse). So I’ve decided to pull out the tried and true Mediation Journal and use it to chart my meditation practice. The way I use this journal is to print out multiple copies, and place them in my meditation location(s). This way, whenever I wander by my meditation spots, I am reminded of my commitment to meditate.
I am planning to (haven’t done this yet) write the dates I intend to meditate and the length of time on the journal before I actually meditate in order to give myself a goal to which I need to be accountable.
Meditation is an excellent practice and it need not be some “mystical” experience for only folks who love listening to Enya (sorry if you love Enya - not for me). I treat meditation as a form of mental exercise and it is as practical to me as running or any form of physical exercise.
I encourage you to use my journal below (click on picture to open a .PDF file) and share your approach to meditation.
Thanks - Mike
Meditation Journal
