Meditation

Lately I have been digging deeper into the practices of meditation. Call me Western (I heart Dr. Quinn!) but I was not aware that there were more types of meditation than just…you know…sitting. So, imagine my surprise (Shock! Awe!) when I read my favorite American magazine publication known as O Magazine and I saw an article about these different practices. Furthermore, this article suggested finding the best way to meditate for you! So of course I took up this suggestion because Oprah said to.
My first attempt was to meditate while watching an episode of Law & Order: SVU (the one where Fin discovers what it means to be on the “down low”). But I found that to be distracting. Then, I chose to meditate during a football game but later realized falling asleep is not technically meditation. The “sleep” in meditation refers to you feeling one with God whereas in my sleep Edward Cullen told me I was the hottest feminist evaaaa and that he was changing his stalker abusive ways. I feel that my sleep was different.
Then I actually got serious and tried lighting candles and just calming my thoughts. Later, I listened to joyful songs and tried to feel some JOY! I’ve tried sitting outside and having quiet time with nature, really meditating when I walk Ella, and quiet time before I shut my pretty little eyes for the night.
I did come to a conclusion though. For me in my life I don’t think there will ever be one type of meditation for me. My life is constantly changing and growing so why shouldn’t my outlet for spiritual connection? I do like the idea of a gratitude journal though. This is a personal journal where you only write parts of your day you’re grateful for. This act alone can be life changing. Oprah said that to (where do you think I got the idea????). What are your types of meditation?