Subtle mind

This week, I enjoyed this exercise a little bit more only because I went to a place that I love the most that gives me a peaceful calm feelings, the lake by my house. I walked around for a few hours after listening to the CD and felt extremely calm and in a place of pure serenity. It brought me back to when I was a child and I used to walk the lake every Christmas morning with my dad. We don't do that anymore, and I want to start doing that again. Looking out on the lake, which is the closest thing to my beach in upstate NY, has helped me escape and open my mind up to more positive things like beauty and purity. The loving-kindness exercise made me think of people where as this week, I thought more about myself and what I need to do to make myself better and put myself in a happier place. It was a great feeling, and I will not forget it.