Making Friends With Life Meditation

Hope you enjoy this making friends with life meditation.

It explores and uses the two sides, or wings, of mindfulness. The first wing brings awareness to what's happening, recognizing what's here in this moment (listening not just with your ears, but with your whole awareness). The second wing is compassion, love, or simply finding a friendlier (less critical)way of relating to what's here.

When practicing mindfulness it's important to keep both in balance. Awareness without compassion can be cold and brutal.

Compassion alone could stray into sentimentality, self-indulgence, or mushiness. The two together make a much more powerful mix that can spark change.

Thank you for listening (with your ears and with the rest of you).