Learning to Meditate

Looking beneath the water's surface. There.
A smooth stone. The size that fits in your your hand just right.
Worn smooth by the river. By life. By God.
Is God?
And then, "kerplunk." The ripples push away the thoughts.
(Breathe in. Breathe out.)

Seeking stillness. Seeking peace. Clear water.
Another glimpse of what is beneath.
"Kerplunk" - obscured again.
Perhaps obscurity provides focus?
(Breathe in. Breathe out. Be still.)

Then a thought floats up like a bubble from the bottom.
"Focus on the stone, not the ripples, you silly goose."
Oh, I think I see.
(Did I really just get called a silly goose?)
"Kerplunk." More ripples.
Concentric circles moving out from the center.
(Breathe in. Breathe out.)

Looking beneath the water's surface. There.
A smooth stone. God?
Yes, God.