Prior to attending the enrichment workshop and learning about meditation, I had already done some meditation on my own.
While I was still in high school, I was constantly stressed by the amount of work I received from my teachers and bosses. Unable to contain the stress within myself, I would usually be moody and the veins on my forehead would bulge and twitch. In order to bring temporary relief, I would usually take the stress out on my friends and family. I knew that wasn’t the right thing to do and I felt guilty for doing so, but it was the only thing that seemed right to me at the time.
During eleventh grade, I discovered mediation as a new way of relieving my stress. I first came upon this method when my head was clouded by millions of thoughts that kept attacking one another and I read on an online article that mediation would help clear the mind. So, I went into my bedroom and blocked all light from entering and silenced every sound emitting devices. By doing so, my mind would not wander astray by sound or sight and it would be able to focus on my breathing and clearing of the mind. After about twenty minutes, I would leave the room and return to my daily activities with a clear mind and in a happier mood.
