Today I am on day 322 of meditating. The changes I am seeing are crazy. Some days I can mediate for 40 minutes, other days I can barely make it 20. But my goal is to meditate every day for a year. The biggest changes I have noticed reminds me of a video game. So typically, I am a very reserved person, and I like to keep my thoughts to myself. Well, it’s not like I “like” to, I just don’t like the feeling of rejection that sometimes follows me opening my over opinionated mouth. But lately I have been sharing things…opinions. This is not like me. It is almost like I am given the choice: Choice A: Share something for a reward or Choice B: Keep it in and lose the chance of real connection. It could be with the clerk at Walmart, or it could be with my kids. Meditation has allowed me enough space in-between these billions of thoughts for me to make an intentional choice that will lead me closer to my goals. I have been trying to figure out what it is and it’s the only way I can describe it. I have gained the skill perception and maybe a bit of common sense, I now can see where these little 5 second decisions can put me in the future. Pretty cool to me. It reminds me of the role-playing games like Fable where your choices can change the ending of a predetermined story. Does anyone else have any long-standing goals like this? I am curious to see what you guys are gaining for it.