Sitting Day Twelve

This morning I sat for maybe 10 minutes, on a cushion folded about a third to lift my hips a bit higher than my feet. I find I sit longer and more comfortably this way; a trick I've known thanks to hatha yoga, meditation and dance and movement practice but had forgotten when I first began sitting. I spent a little time in reflection prior to sitting with a book I have been taking to heart lately. I reflected on the balance between personal will and harmony with the Cosmos. And then I grew still, quiet, and calmed my thought through focused breathing. It was a satisfying sit. I sang my way out with a brief song-prayer. Grateful to enter this day...