Still here. Still not detached... (Part 2)

[Chris73]

Last night I attended an open house at the Shambala meditation center in Philly. While not a group specifically devoted to talking about divorce, I found that I gelled a lot more easily with the folks there.

It should be obvious to everyone here that I'm constantly struggling with negative thoughts. Not only about my marriage and myself, but relating to the world in general and the people in it. I'm quick to judge, quick to anger, and too attached.

The universally accepted solution to this problem is maintaining a mindfulness meditation practice. And although I've tried for the past 6 months to keep up with one, I'm not consistent. Even if it's only 5 or 10 minutes a day, I procrastinate and put it off until I'm too tired and the day is over.

So I'm hoping that regular visits to this center will change that. Not only is it easier to maintain a meditation practice when it's more of an event with other people. But the center has other community-related activities that promote introspection and well-being.

The rub is that the Divorce Care sessions and the weekly meditation and dharma talks are on the same night. I'm leaning towards ditching the Divorce Care in favor of this new group. I can hook up with a different Divorce Care group on a different night if I need to.

What do you all think?