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Reflections from the Grade 10 Bonding Day W
hen I think about meditation, it is often associated with boredom and pain. The picture that comes to my head is myself sitting for hours and hours. It seems to me like meditation can only work when you are stressed and tired but not when you are energetic and active. Having a chance in the morning to meditate during the bonding trip changed all of my earlier perceptions about meditation. Having a choice to be in any comfortable position, lying down on the cozy floor, and being conscious about my mind and the rest of my body was very helpful to practice concentration. Wow, I thought after lying on the floor, how could meditation be so calm unlike the “meditation” that I have experienced? From this experience, not only did I learn that meditation can be done at any time and anywhere but also the fact that you don’t have to be too conscious. In this case I mean caring about the outside world too much that you lose concentration, to be able to practice good meditation. The bonding trip was before many of my exams, and I think it really helped reduce my stress and anxiety, which are important for better performance. Additionally, I felt more at peace once I learned how to let go and try harder next time. “Meditation and concentration are the way to a life of serenity” - Baba Ram Dass Great G.10
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he bonding day helped bring the grade together even more. We thought that we already knew each other well enough, some even knew each other from nursery at Concordian. As years passed, priorities have shifted to learning and other aspects, coming to school and leaving as soon as it finishes. We started to take the bonds between all of us for granted. This day brought us together as a grade and got us to deepen this bond. Regardless of the activities, we were able to take a step back from whatever was going on academically and spend a whole day as a grade.
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he class of 2023 has been together for more than 14 years. Students spend about 8 hours at school on a daily basis, one third of our lives dedicated to studying. The time we spend together as a class has now developed into more than a classmate relationship. Now we consider each other as family. With the knowledge we have about each other, bonding activities act as a rope that ties us together. The bonding provided us with activities that allowed us to reflect our lives and our relationship with others. Tiro G.10
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