# Meditation Notes

## TikTok Script

I want to document some of my thoughts around meditating.

First, I don't like the word "meditation."  It sounds too fancy.

"Silent prayer" is close to what I want, but I know the word "prayer"
can antagonize people like me that had a bad time in church.

### What I do physically

I like sitting on a meditation pillow, or on the edge of a big rock, or
anything where my hips are lifted up a few inches above the ground, and
my legs are crossed in front of me.

### Stuff I think about in my head during a session

Sometimes I just sit there.  Sometimes I listen to the sounds of the
room until they get boring and predictable and I can ignore them.

Sometimes I do more specific stuff.  Here's one thing I do:

#### Count nine slow breaths

This is pretty hard for me!  I try to inhale and exhale really slowly
and count the breaths up to 9.

## Why Bother?

This is a great question.

After a good session, I feel less anxious.  Less scatterbrained.  More
focused.  After a bad session, I feel more lethargic.