Mindfulness Meditation (For Everyday Life)

one involving effort but non-doing, energy but no
tangible "product." What is more, any superficial or
romantic notions we might harbor of becoming a
better person - more calm or more clear or more
compassionate - don't endure for long when we face
the turbulence of our lives, our minds and bodies, or
even the prospect of getting up early in the morning
when it is cold and dark to sit by yourself and be in
the present moment. It's too easily put off or seen as
trivial or of secondary importance, so it can always
wait while you catch a little more sleep or at least stay
warm in bed.
If you hope to bring meditation into your life in any
kind of long-term, committed way, you will need a
vision that is truly your own - one that is deep and
tenacious and that lies close to the core of who you
believe yourself to be, what you value in your life, and
where you see yourself going. Only the strength of
such a dynamic vision and the motivation from which
it springs can possibly keep you on this path year in
and year out, with a willingness to practice every day
and to bring mindfulness to bear on whatever is
happening, to open to whatever is perceived, and to
let it point to where the holding is and where the
letting go and the growing need to happen.