Meditation tips

Not to get too "New-Agey" (sp?) on you, but I am becoming increasingly interested on meditation. I tried it this morning (everyone, including the cats, is still asleep) so the house was incredibly quiet, but I couldn't get to the point where I could "envision a beam of light coming down onto my head, radiating throughout my body, and going out into the world" with any sense of realism, like the books say to do. Now, I realize that this is my second time really trying it, so it probably takes a while to "get it", right?

So I make my plea: if any of you meditate, please send me any tips or suggestions on how to do this. What I aspire to do is to be able to read a passage of Scripture and then literally and figuratively meditate on it.

Hope you are all doing well. I had a meeting with the project sponsor yesterday morning, after putting some options for a particular screen design together, and he liked them. Praise God! In hindsight, in the middle of all the crap, I realize that I probably could have handled the emotional aspect of what I was going through a little bit better (I really hate to cry at work--your eyes get all puffy and all of your mascara is gone), but...it is what it is, and it is part of the person God made me to be.

Father God, I lift up to you all who are hurting, who are separated from You, those who are faced with difficult decisions, those who are victims of unspeakable things. Be their Protector and comforter. I thank You for the sacrifice of Your son, so that we could live with you forever.

His unending peace and joy...Laura