Meditation – My Way

Meditation – you probably think I am going to espouse meditation here — where you take twenty minutes in the morning and maybe in the evening too, and meditate and stuff.  But after trying it, I find it is not for me.

I just don’t like to spend the time on it and it is at best okay for me, but I don’t think it does anything for me except — being too honest — feel like I am wasting my precious time.

To be super clear, I am not trashing it.  Many people feel uplifted and better from it and more power to them.  It just doesn’t move my needles.

However, before turning away from meditation, I came to a different direction, which is my own brand of mini-meditation.

This consists of interspersing four one-minute meditations during the day.

All I do – wherever I am – is close my eyes and focus on my breathing – six deep and slow breaths in and out – and just reflect on what an utter joy it is to be alive.  Notably, I don’t try to turn down the music or other peoples’ conversations — I just (as stated) reflect on how wonderful it is to be alive.

It makes me feel just great.

And it only takes a minute!

I have also tried to meditate during workouts — since I was told when I took TM that there was no such thing as a bad meditation — but so far this has not worked at all — at least not yet.