Meditation

Ana Rita Pinto (Moon Frequencies)

From childhood I always had the feeling that I didn't belong here, that I couldn't fully fit in. I spent most of my adolescence trying to fit in and be someone I wasn't so I could be loved. I believed that was the only way not to feel alone. It surprised me greatly, negatively, when I realized that no matter how much I tried to be what I thought others wanted me to be, they still didn't accept me and I still didn't feel understood. That's when I felt the great emptiness – the most difficult feeling I've ever felt – loneliness. I missed something I didn't even know existed. Spirituality, meditation, and playing the piano made me feel closer to this place I called "home." It was where my soul was, and my soul didn't like me trying to fit in – it wanted me to experience myself completely. I feel grateful for all the feelings of loneliness and abandonment, because it was through them that I understood. Today, a few years later, I feel at “home” every day, surrounded by people with whom I can be my true self. Working on ourselves is priceless. It starts today! “Hiraeth”, a meditation song I created using a synthesizer and a crystal bowl