Daily Meditation - You Don't Have To Like It

The power of mindfulness develops with regular practice. But how do you develop the discipline to put the hard work in every day? This exercise reminds us that the benefits accrue each time that you meditate, each time that you bring your attention back to the present moment, without judgement. Yes, some days you may feel bored, aggravated, even annoyed by meditation. This is perfectly normal, and part of the process of developing a daily practice.

It's OK...you've got this!

Transcript

The importance of daily practice.

In this exercise,

I will remind you that the fruits of mindfulness practice are well worth the hard work and disciplined effort that it takes.

Please keep in mind that the power of mindfulness develops with disciplined practice.

That means that you may feel bored at times,

Tired,

And even annoyed as you listen to the same guided meditations and mindfulness exercises over and over again,

Day by day and month after month.

You don't have to like the mindfulness practices.

You just have to do them.

Remember mindfulness isn't about liking the present moment.

It's not about feeling good or pleasant or comfortable.

It means paying attention to your experience without judgment.

This means that you may experience doubt that mindfulness even works.

This is normal and understandable.

The mind typically reacts to uncomfortable practices that take discipline with a sense of agitation,

Annoyance,

Or aversion.

Sometimes the practices that people have the most resistance to turn out to be the most effective and powerful for them.

So boredom,

Impatience,

Or frustration need not be a problem at all.

They're just passing mind states that come and go like any and all mind states such as anxiety or sadness or joy or gratitude.

So every time you listen to these exercises whether you're at the doctor's office,

At home,

Or out on a walk,

You may find that you are hearing new things.

Things you think you've never heard before even though obviously they've been here from the beginning.

If something you hear during these teachings or mindfulness practices catches your ear,

Please try to listen to it again to make sure that you absorb it into your heart,

Into your bones,

Reinforcing the teachings or concepts so that you integrate them into your daily life,

Improving the chances of enjoying the practice more because you feel the benefits outweigh the hard work and effort to be present in times of pain.

Since you yourself are never quite the same from one day to the next,

What you hear and understand may not be either.

All these practices are different doors into the same room,

Awareness itself.

You

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