The beginning of a new age

It’s new moon, a fitting time for quiet and intrspection.  As such, and further to my post from yesterday, I just spent part of my afternoon in meditation.

One of the reasons I adore our house is the sunroom.  Some long-ago owner extended onto the main house, adding a large family room and the sunroom.  The sunroom has a bar, the spa and several potted plants.  It also has a clear perspex roof and large windows.

I sat out there for maybe twenty minutes, the first ten minutes of which I had my eyes closed.  Listening to the faint sounds of music from deeper in the house, the birds that are always calling (there are always birds around here, another thing that I love).  On an aside, a small trampoline makes an excellent seat for meditation.  After a while, my back was aching, so I lay down and just looked up at the sky.

Stillness.

I didn’t pursue any guided meditations or visualisations today.  I just wanted that stillness, the darkness that echoes the dark of the moon.  And it felt right.