Morning:
I was originally going to sit for 5 minutes because I didn’t think I could sit still for longer than that, but after the first five minutes were up, I added another 5 minutes for a total of 10 minutes. By about minute 7, I started to feel a bit restless. My left ankle and back began to hurt, and I started to have conversations with myself in my head. I was a bit distracted as the washing machine was running and there were pigeons squaking right outside my bedroom window. By minute 9, the back pain got worse, and I wanted to stop. However, I pushed through, and successfully completed the morning session. Next time I will need to try harder to keep my eyes closed and not peek at the time every few minutes.
Evening:
My mind was pretty restless during this meditation. I was busy and had things to do, so I kept opening my eyes and checking the time to see if the 10 minutes were up. I kind of feel like I rushed through the evening meditation, even though I sat for the full 10 minutes.
