Meditation can be Anything


If you have ever tried to meditate when you first begin it feels impossible. I started doing it because I was stressed out and it seemed like the thing most experts said to do to elevate stress and anxiety. Quieting my mind and breathing felt like torcher. Eventually I got good at it and I could feel a difference in my stress level and anxiety. But I got kind of arrogant about it. When people would talk to me when they were stressed, I would suggest that they should meditate. Now I realize how condescending it sounds. It’s like saying to someone, “I see your upset, so why do not you shut up and sit in the corner and breath”. If you could see a thought bubble above their head it would say, “Na ma ste away from you.” But I got out of the habit and stopped. Recently I tried to start again. But I could not sit still, and it was actually making me feel more anxious and frustrated that I couldn’t make my mind shut up.

I was talking to friend of mine about it and she told me a story from when she was traveling through Asia she went to a Buddhist temple and her guide told her that meditation didn’t have to be about breathing it could be anything that quiets your mind. It got me thinking of what I do normally that quiets my mind. I usually go for a 2-hour hike in the woods next to my house every day. Being outside and looking at beautiful things everyday made me feel peaceful and I realized that this was my meditation. The difference was that it is a meditation that I actually enjoy.

Do have something that you enjoy doing that quiets your mind? It can literally be anything that gets you distracted from your hectic life and focused on something you enjoy.

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