#298 Readiness To Practice Mindfulness Meditation

     "Mindfulness" is now mainstream, but to actually benefit, one needs to have a regular mindfulness practice. The vast majority of people know about the benefits of aerobic exercise and healthy eating, yet obesity & cardiovascular disease remain epidemic. Mindless eating habits are a large part of the problem. Having conceptual awareness is rather simple, consciously changing one's lifestyle (behavior patterns) is at a whole different level.
     Our relationship with the momentum of our life is much like the relationship between a swimmer and the fast-flowing river that she's swimming in. It takes some mindfulness even to think of getting to the shore, then additional continuous effort to get there, and then more to climb out. But once the swimmer is out on the bank, she has a completely different perspective than while she was being swept away.
     A seasoned meditator once stated that meditation is not easy, but it's the easiest way he knows of to live well.

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