Meditation

On Wednesday Oct. 29, we practiced Meditation in class. In the past, the most I have probably ever done is just lay down and think about things or try to concentrate but lose focus within a minute or two. I believe we stayed about twenty minutes in meditation, our instructor told us that every time a thought came into our minds to just acknowledge it and then let it go. This was a very difficult thing to do because my mind constantly kept roaming different thoughts…
Meditation is something that definitely needs to be practiced with patiences daily. I believe it does have the potential to improve mental health and allow people to have better control of their thoughts and actions.
I am not sure if I can commit to start meditating regularly. Even though taking time to take care of my body is not wasting time, at this point in my life I feel constantly rushed, busy and on a schedule. It can only be ten minutes of my day that I dedicate to practicing, which is not much at all, but I also feel that I do not fully understand my goal in meditating, therefore wasting time…
But this is something I can try to start slowly practicing and eventually I will able to do a full session. Next time, I would try it with my back against the wall but I would probably avoid laying down so I don't fall asleep.