Chart: Plotting Progress

Finally sleep improved
But fatigue and pain worsened;
So, it’s back to
More medication again.

Nevertheless,
Meditation progress continues.
Pain in the background
I could allow to remain,

Breath in the foreground,
Anchored and lightened my way;
Strong emotions and thoughts
Did not unseat me,

Sadness came,
But when closely I gazed,
To my surprise,
Empathy filled the centre,

Compassion towards frustration and irritability,
Over the painful instability
Necessitating so much effort,
And creating such disability.

But my ability
To live peacefully
With this difficulty
Increases daily,

As my meditation skill develops
My awareness enlarges,
So that even when agitation arises
My patience also rises
And my effort grows.