100 Breaths

So last week when I was feeling a little crazy with too many things on my plate I decided to start my day out with some straight up meditation. I have meditated in yoga class before but it's always pretty short and never really just meditation. By the way I keep accidentally typing medication, which seems about right. Anyway, I decided to try and clear my mind and listen to myself breathe 100 times. You can't believe how long it takes to take 100 breaths. I just sat there in my dark room trying not to think about anything. Everytime a thought entered my head I re-focused on my breath. It felt great. By the end of the meditation I was feeling much more calm. I went through the rest of the day a lot more slowly and deliberately, focused on just doing one thing at a time. While I was doing each task I didn't allow myself to think about any of the other tasks I had to complete. It was one of the best and clearest days I have had in a while. 100 Breaths!!! I have got to do that more often.