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I’ve Been Meaning to Meditate

I have been meaning to meditate but I havn’t given myself half a chance 

There’s been too much noise

There’s been family, friends, parents

Birthdays, Christmas 

There’s been all that and some 


There’s been neighbors, favours, takers, deceivers gaining ground 

Banks, lenders, facilitators, stock brokers 

Fried chips coffee and steak


There’s been talkers, shouters 

Why must they make so much noise? 

Why must they tell me their stories? 

I don’t want to hear it!


Make ups, break ups, if I need that I’ll just watch content 

Spinners, groovists, storytellers who need a platform 

Not for my ears, I don’t have enough storage space to store it 


You are bothering the wrong person, go and find a relative with the same problems

Princesses, frogs, dragons, all that stuff I already heard when I was seven

Jolla, dating, marriage all that stuff has been happening for a thousand years 


I been meaning to meditate 

But I live in the city 

Grinding, burning the midnight oil 


I been meaning to meditate 

But why must I deceive myself? 

Why must I starve myself?

Go to Mecca and claim that I have found myself?


I been meaning to meditate but why must I fight with myself?

Turn on myself

I been meaning to meditate but my bills are high as f***

I been meaning to meditate but I have never died to self 

Comments

  1. Vanessa Anne HartleyDecember 15, 2024 at 12:27 PM

    The irony is...

    that meditation creates space in the mind to deal calmly, effectively and constructively with everything that you describe above.

    It's an opportunity to cleanse/renew ourselves from all the unwanted emotional clutter and baggage that we accept on a daily basis.

    Meditation actually creates more strength and fortitude within the being and more space and time to accomplish what needs doing.

    Meditation also helps us to handle all the demands of life and the various relationships we are involved in, more successfully because it teaches us to respond instead of reacting.

    I am teaching a Happiness Program in Durban North (South Africa) from Jan 10th -12th... only 3 hours per day.

    The Happiness Program is an excellent foundation to build one's meditation practice on.

    I'd sincerely love to see you there!
    v

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