During my meditation, I started seeing my breath, like you would on a cold winter day. I have meditated in the past, but have never had this happen. Kind of cool! It was a windy, stormy night. Perfect for meditating (or so I thought), but my neighbor's wind chime gets in my head and overpowers the natural sounds of wind, rain, birds etc. I hope over time and with consistency, I can get better at tuning out disturbances. Until then, I may need to meditate in a different room.

I was really excited to find a class instructed by someone who was a monk in Thailand. This is the type of meditation that most interest me. I've been listening to and reading books by Ajahn Brahm for many years. My problem is, I spend too much time reading and studying about meditation, and not enough time actually doing it. This year, I'm making the commitment to practice consistently.