Getting Shady

When I went home for Fall break I decided to visit the meadow down by my creek that I spent so much time at my freshman summer of 2007. I spent my entire summer down there clearing out weeds and brush, making room for a fire pit and place to spend time with friends, which I did frequently. It became a place I liked to call "Shady Grove," and it became my "special place." After that summer, with no one to maintain Shady Grove, the weeds grew back and the area became the meadow that it used to be, it was no longer the Shady Grove I knew so well. Every time I come back home for a visit, I always go down there to see it. When I visited it this Fall Break I decided that it would be the perfect place to meditate. I headed over to my favorite reflecting spot, a group of large roots that hung over the creak like a nature-made hammock, it really is quite a beautiful place to be. I sat there for 20 minutes and meditated. As I meditated I realized how much this place meant to me. The natural setting is so soothing, I felt as if I could have sat there for ever. For one, I've always found natural settings to be peaceful. I have also found meditation to be incredibly relaxing. When I put the both of them together I got a great experience, it was wonderful. Too bad that cold weather is going to start limiting my location for meditation.