MEDITATION JOURNAL
Sharpening the mind differently.
Each day TheOneJake uses the Calm app.
Each day TheOneJake writes what stuck.
Not guru energy.
Not enlightenment cosplay.
Just:
What was noticed.
What was resisted.
What shifted.
Awareness is edge.
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SIT #341-2026 Apr 02 – Gratitude Towards Listening
A good morning – it’s getting brighter earlier. Today the DC was all about gratitude and using practice to identify those that have supported you and been by your side through thick and thin. This practice takes the time to appreciate those people and show your gratitude from within. The DJ today was about slowing
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#340-2026 Apr 01 – Be Funny When You’re Out of Gas
Back on track. The DC this morning was about levity and having humour in your life. Looking at things with levity instead of letting them “get to you” is the topic of this sit. The practice helps you identify those things that you might have reacted to but could have looked at with a humorous
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SIT #339-2026 Mar 31 – Lazy Day
It was a lazy day where I felt out of sorts. I only got to one sit. It was the DC and it was about finding the connection between a calm mind and a healthy body. They run separately but mindful mediation can connect the two; which brings each up to a higher level. This
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SIT #338-2026 Mar 30 – Practice Highlighting Curiosity
Monday started early and awake. Today the DC was about the technique used to practice. The strengthening of your skills to return to practice once you are drawn away. The technique used to accept equanimity as a whole and be in the flow. This is a practice for practice. The DT today was about highlighting
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SIT #337-2026 Mar 29 – Effort Stays Routine
Sunday is always funday. The DC today was about the effort we put in to our mediations. There is the camp that thinks all your concentration and effort should be channels to try and get in to the perfect state. While the other camp suggests that the perfect state is achieved by not putting any
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SIT #336-2026 Mar 28 – Spaces for Happenings
Saturday is here again. Planned on sleeping in but I got up at 4 am awake as a … wake person. The DC today was about recognizing space. The space around you, the space within you, and the space you can create so that you don’t feel crowded. This sit works from a calm state
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SIT #335-2026 Mar 27 – Relationships with Intentions
I had a restful sleep and feel ready for the day. Like time is on my side. The DC today was all about cherishing and being present in relationships. This practice helps you identify those relationships that you can be more present in. The sit gets you in to the flow then helps you analyze
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#334-2026 Mar 26 – Creative Balance Lotus’
Home day and it’s beautiful out. The DC today was all about tapping in to your creative side and being creative increases your quality of life. The practice gets you in to the flow and then from there works to tap you in to the confidence to being creative in whatever outlet you want. Picasso
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SIT #333-2026 Mar 25 – Forgive the Tangles and Let Go
Another office day. Up early and at em right away. The DC today was about forgiving yourself and avoiding that broken feeling. This sit helps you get deep in to flow where you mind settles and you can find a safe place from which you can look at the things that make you feel broken.
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SIT #332-2026 Mar 24 – Shells Mix it Up Awww
Office Day. Today the DC was all about outgrowing the shell that you created. Like a lobster, the shell you live in, that protects you, gives you security and comfort gets outgrown. Where you are pushed up against it but don’t bust out of it because of all the things it offers. This practice puts
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SIT #331-2026 Mar 23 – Kindness Forever Bragged
Slow morning, stayed up late and got up late. Today the DC was about spreading kindness. The idea that one act of kindness spreads not only goodness to those you directly share with, but also to the surrounding people that witness it, that hear about it, that receive residuals from it. Like a pebble dropped
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SIT #330-2026 Mar 22 – Stress Distraction Anticipation
Way way rested today. Excellent slip last night and my lazy Sunday has been great. Today the DC was all about dealing with work stress and using the practice as a place to calm the mind which allows you to approach the stress from a place of acceptance. The relaxed mind acts as a reset
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SIT #329-2026 Mar 21 – Sleepy Groggy Failure
I was so tired and sluggish today. I feel asleep in both practices and chose to skip the third. Today the DC was about using practice to see our failures form a distance and accepting them as opportunities rather than weaknesses or setbacks. Practice puts you in the mind-frame of being in a safe place
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SIT #328-2026 Mar 20 – Layer Your Relief
The sleep was a gooder and today I feel revved up and ready to go. The DC today was all about using practice as a base for renewal. This practice gets you in to the flow and from there it helps calm everything down and review the things that can be renewed in the spirit