Meditating is hard

Hi all, sorry I haven't written in a while. The trip to New York kept me really busy, and then I spent this week catching up, so I didn't get to write then either. I am going to post my pictures and write for the days I was on the trip on the New York blog this weekend. If you don't have the link yet, it is http://nywedding-neuron42.blogspot.com Be sure to check it out soon for the updates.

Just got back from working out, man is it hard to concentrate for long periods of time. I do two 30 minute sessions on the elliptical rider, and I tried to meditate the whole time. The first 20 minutes or so was fine, but then thoughts started flowing like crazy. About that time I was done with the first 30 minute session, so I got a drink and walked around for a minute or so. Then I got back on for my second 30 minutes session. It started out ok, but after about 5 minutes, thoughts started flowing like crazy. Plus, people kept walking in front of me and other visual distractions. I kept coming back to focus, but it was very difficult. I guess maybe thats why normal buddhists do it in a monastery.