Day 24: An Empty Sky

Today’s session lasted 45 minutes, and there is not much to report. There was no particular thought pattern that I went deep into, and nothing especially memorable surfaced. A few scattered thoughts came and went, but I was able to recover from them without much effort. For most of the session, the mind felt relatively blank, or at least quiet enough that nothing stood out.

Expressionist landscape of red fields, scattered houses, and a wide pale sky

I did feel drowsy a couple of times. At one point I noticed that I was leaning into my spine for support, which made it easier to drift toward sleep. When I removed that support and sat more upright, I immediately felt more alert and did not slip back into micro-napping after that. When I tried to focus on the inner body, I noticed something else. Earlier in the week, there had been a clear sense of warmth and a kind of vibrant energy when I paid attention inward. Today, that sensation was mostly absent. Over the last few sessions, I have noticed a gradual shift in this. I am not sure what it means, and I am not trying to interpret it yet. For now, this is just an observation, without any judgement attached to it.