Recovery continues

Have you ever tried meditating while fighting a lower respiratory infection? Well, it's easy to focus on your breathing, that's for sure. What's not so easy is getting a deep breath without coughing. Through focus, I was able to breath in just to the edge of coughing, and so I got in about 10 minutes of zazen yesterday morning.

The rest of the day, however, was filled with nasty, "productive" coughing. Which I guess is a good thing, purging the evil humors from my lungs. Cleansing, baby!