Browsing: Acceptance

Life is hard, and it might get harder. So, where could mindfulness or loving awareness fit in when survival feels tenuous and ultimately temporary?

When I first started meditating, I was anxious and fidgety. I wanted to crawl out of my skin. I’m truly astounded that I didn’t quit, since I was 17 at the time and had quit all sorts of things in those days—and they were mostly things that were good for me. Things that weren’t good…