I was reading today and the writer shared about a simple meditation to help determine changes you might want to make in your life.

So I closed my eyes and imagined my happy place. (It’s a secluded beach in the Bahamas.) I asked the Universe what changes would be important to make in my life right now. Basically asked myself, “What isn’t working?”

Having just moved, that pretty much upended my life, so a lot of options for changes weren’t really necessary to consider.

After some time of just sitting quietly, I suddenly saw myself in my mind’s eye walking around with my nice camera, taking photos of beautiful locations and interesting objects. Wow, I miss my camera. It just never got unpacked when I moved. Definitely a change I want to make.

I also saw myself shutting my computer instead of playing games online. Those games are often just a time waster, but also can be a welcome respite from life’s stresses. Hm. I had the thought, “I could give the games up for Lent.” Which was a funny thought because I don’t usually give things up for Lent. But I was suddenly wondering, how would my life be different if I gave up the games for a while? I’d probably choose other simple activities. Reading. Writing. Cleaning. Photography. Art. Walking. Playing with the cats.

How long is Lent, anyway? 40 days? 46 days if you count Sundays? Anyway, I know it ends on Easter. I’m not even sure when Easter is this year. (I just checked. Easter is March 31st this year.)

So my little trip to my deserted beach in my mind brought out the desire to bring my camera out of the back recesses of the closet, and to take a little break from online games for a bit.

It felt like a worthwhile activity to find those answers.