Meditation and Bits of Nothing

Meditation is simply a willingness to witness. It is an invitation to watch yourself -your mind, your emotions, your body and environment - without reacting to what you observe. It is an invitation to get to know yourself honestly and sincerely, to make friends with yourself.

Success and failure are not a part of meditation. Nothing special is supposed to happen! There is nothing to expect.

Before you scoff, ponder your life for a few seconds. Isn't there room in it for a few moments of quiet time, where you demand nothing of yourself except attention to the moment? Couldn't you welcome a pause in your busy day to open up to life - to experience a respite from judgment and criticism? Of course there is...and more importantly, you deserve it. Go ahead, friend. Dare to do something for yourself. Not because you should. Not because of what you might receive, but simply to live in the moment.

I'll use this space to share some helpful hints but please remember, meditation isn't a skill to be mastered. It is an awareness that already exists inside you. You'll find it with your heart, not your head.