Meditation seems to scare people, but I want you to know that it’s ok. Over the years, through my personal experiences, and hearing the experiences of others, I have come to understand this: that the only thing that makes meditation hard is the judgements and expectations we have about ourselves.
I promise you are not alone in this. I have N E V E R met a person who sat down to meditate for the first time and said something like, “Wow, that was so easy. My mind was so still and serene and I stopped all of my thoughts. My body didn’t hurt at all”. (and if I ever meet them Ill probably punch them in the mouth)
Usually, a first time meditator says something like this: “mediation is so hard for me, because my mind is always going and I cant stop my thoughts. Im not very good at it, its probably not for me”.
We all have a brain, and it thinks. A L O T. Whats the big deal? The brain secretes thoughts the way the heart beats, the way the armpit sweats. We dont get mad at the heart for beating faster, do we? So why do we get so mad at the brain for doing its thing?
I would be a billionaire if I could collect a few bucks from every human that ever said that their mind is too busy to sit in meditation. Everybody feels this way. (seriously.. E V E R Y B O D Y). When I was first started I was one of the craziest balls of fire on the face of the earth, and I could manage only 5 minutes before I wanted to scream. And here I am, a decade later, telling you that it’s possible.
Meditation is lovely. And you can do it! The rewards are too numerous and profound to even mention here, but I promise you they’re real. Finding some stillness from those crazy brains of ours give us the opportunity to really see what’s pushing our buttons, and makes a conscious life possible.
And once you know what drives you, you can change it!
If living the life of your wildest dreams is what you are looking for, there is no better place to start than right here, right now, with this.
