No drama

Perro De Luna (Moon Dog) - Rufino 

 

Meditating Every Day When You Don't Want To - Greg Krech in Tricycle magazine

The article talks about making life easy:  buy a bag of carrots, not cookies; set up the meditation cushion the night before.  Article talks about being OK with fresh starts.  And "no drama"

There’s one more element to a skillful fresh start, and this is really the sign of a master: no drama.  

When we get back up, we often add something to the effort—a bit of drama. That drama usually takes the form of complaining and telling the story of our fall with great gusto. But if we leave out the drama, what do we have left? We fall. We get back up. We do the next thing.

This is why the fresh start practice is so hard. When we give up the drama, we give up our plea for sympathy and attention. We give up self-pity.

Remember, if you miss a day or two, your cushions will forgive you.  They are ready to get back to work as soon as you get back on track.