I bet you know people who meditate. They’re often hawking the
benefits of meditation, right?
Annoying as it is, they’re correct.
There is a
wealth of research showing the benefits of meditation.
These benefits include greater happiness, an improved sense of well-being,
better emotional control, more compassion for, and better relationships with,
others, less depression and anxiety, improved focus and even less inflammation
in the body.
Though you may understand the benefits of meditation, when you
imagine yourself in the perfect meditation space…you’re sitting on a cushion,
the temperature is just right, there’s a slight scent of lavender in the air,
it’s silent except for the tweet of a bird outside…you know you are never going
to find that in this lifetime.
You’re busy, it’s noisy everyplace, and there may be a smell in
the air, but it’s more likely to be car exhaust or pet effluvia, than lavender.
When it comes to meditation, that’s okay!
