Health through Reiki, meditation, & sound

I've been collecting crystals and other stones for many years. I have buckets full of them. Some I have in various parts of my home & office. Some I carry on my person . . . always. There are others, that I have in my office, that I sit and look at and contemplate some of the deeper thoughts that I have. I charge them with Reiki and give them to others to carry along their own journey through this world. Some, I set and hold and think about the energy they hold and the minerals they are made of that match the minerals of my own body. We are both of the Earth, and to the Earth we will both, eventually, return. We travel this path, in this point in time, and both . . . shall return from whence we came. Do you have a favorite stone, rock, or crystal that you share your space with?

Lately, meditation has become steadier . . . more solid. I don't know if it's the time of year or what it is for sure. Here, in the north, the days are shortening. Morning meditation is now done in the darkness of the early morning. Sometimes it is deeper than usual, but always steady. My journey down the path of meditation has been an interesting one, over the years. How about yours? Share your meditation experiences if you feel so inclined. I'd love to trade experiences.

"We can let circumstances of our lives harden us and make us increasingly resentful and afraid, or we can let them soften us and make us kinder." Pema Chodron