SUNDAY DECK TALK AND MEDITATION: A FRESH START

1288 warp threads on the loom of Metallic pigment
sheath core fiber for a new weaving
to begin next week

A FRESH START

This week’s story posted on instagram
was of a young man who took
the 4-day 90-minute course to learn
to meditate. 
He commented that 90 minutes was the 
perfect amount to take in the knowledge
and to get the idea of how to be a self-
sufficient meditator. And that he could
really feel the deep quietness when 
he finished meditating.
He was referred to me by a friend in Australia,
so I asked as he was leaving, if I could
get a quick pic to send her a thank you
note. 
Usually reluctant about those things, and not
wanting to encroach on privacy, I asked
him later in the day, if I could add the pic
on my story board.  
Sharing that there was nothing better than
teaching new students how to meditate
and watching the light emerge in their eyes.
A Hallmark of a meditator.

Sharing this sentiment, there is also nothing better
than putting on a sparkly warp and having a
fresh start to begin a new weaving project. 
Thank you SG for helping with the winding and warping.
The pristine quality of the uniform
tie on and the simplicity of the plain weave… is 
always so rewarding. Then, sliding your hand
over all the threads, to feel if there is
evenness or tension across the warp.
I love that part.

This week also brought a dear friend and meditator,
who came into the house. I hadn’t seen her for a year.
She knew, that I knew, that she had stopped meditating.
From the moment she came up the stairs. 
I said, “It’s all ok!”
You see… we have a Fresh Start every morning
that we wake up and every afternoon, when 
we simply do our 20-minute practice. 
We can sense the evenness and the tensions 
immediately. They show up in the form of thoughts and 
body sensations. 
In this inward least-excited state, we let the thoughts go 
and sense the body tensions dissipate.
(Stress is embedded in our physiology.)
We then open our eyes after practice, to a
Fresh Active Start.
Recognizing some expansion to our awareness.
My friend sent a note a day later,
saying she hadn’t known why she stopped 
but had started again!

Like weaving, preparing for the process
to meditate is a simple, natural technique. 
It takes inward time
and outward time.
Then the magic begins!

Each meditation is a fresh start.
Each weaving is a fresh start.
If you’ve stopped meditating, making, creating…
START FRESH
and feel the shift. 
It’s Always Good!

03.30.2025 Deck Talk available upon request info@fifthfloormeditation.com