I've used the breath counting meditation for nearly two months now. I'm realizing you get reap more benefits the longer you work with a single "type" of meditation. The breath-counting meditation is pretty self-explanatory.--you jus count your breaths. More precisely, you count each exhale, up to 4, before you return back to 1 (any higher … Continue reading “Breath Counting”
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jPay Message #400
I’ve mentioned in the past that prison affords you plenty of opportunity to improve yourself and work on how you react to others, especially when they're shitheads. I watched the new PBS documentary on Ben Franklin the other day. When he was young, he constantly tried to improve himself and he kept track of his … Continue reading jPay Message #400
“Surreality Part 2”
Each morning, I groggily wake up to the fact that I'm in prison, sometimes with an attitude, or in despair. I'm getting used to it--this is my life now. If I can't yet handle it, I try to go back to sleep, but always fail. That transition from pleasant freedom of a dream to the … Continue reading “Surreality Part 2”
jPay Message #399
From the time I wake up until I go to bed, my tv's on. It's my constant connection, although skewed, to the outside world. In the morning, it's Charmed and Two Broke Girls, if only cuz nothing else is on and the main characters are all babes. In the afternoon, it's King of the Hill, … Continue reading jPay Message #399
Books I Read This Month (Jan2022)
Hidden Habits of Genius - Craig WrightWhy We Dream: The Transformative Power of Our Nightly Journey - Alice RobbPerception: How Our Bodies Shape Our Mind- D. Profitt & D. BaerWSJ Guide to Real Estate Investing - David CrookThe Fortress of Solitude - Jonathan LethemThe Nature of Drugs: History, Pharmacology, and Social Impact - Alexander Shulgin … Continue reading Books I Read This Month (Jan2022)