Listen to the inner light; it will guide you. Listen to inner peace; it will feed you. Listen to inner love; it will transform you, it will divinise you, it will immortalise you. -Sri Chinmoy

     About six months ago, a friend of mine sent me a link to a 21 day guided meditation through Oprah Winfrey.  As someone who loathes media culture, I was quick to dismiss the validity of the experience, and gave up after only two days. 

    I spend a good deal of time trying to listen to my "inner voice."  I can spend hours in a meditative trance in my garden, steadily decoding life.  I can get lost in skills and gymnastics, enveloped in the emotion of classical music, and drown out the world outside.  I can be comfortable alone, in my own head, for limitless time, analyzing, reflecting, connecting. In many ways, meditation is deeply embedded in my personality.  However, what I cannot find is silence.  Discovering the means to quiet the constant chatter and stimuli that beats through my brain is among my greatest challenges.

     So, once again, this wonderful friend of mine has sent me a link to another 21 day meditation.  This time, I am attempting to open up my mind to accept this as a positive experience, and one which I can gain from, if I am willing to put in true effort.  The goal is 15 minutes per day, for 21 days, of SILENCE.  I am posting the link for any readers out there who may want to challenge themselves as well.  Please join me!

http://www.oprah.com/own/First-Look-Deepak-Chopras-21-Day-Meditation-Challenge-Video