(November 18, 2016 at 12:33 pm)operator Wrote: And honestly {meditation} only makes sense in today's world of social media and technology to learn how to sort of slow your mind down and think more clearly. People are too wrapped up in dealing with things in their own mind to be present in the here and now.
I can't say that I'm particularly diligent in meditation practice, but the one thing about mindfulness that I find appealing is that it enriches life experience. Even something as seemingly trivial as the patterns and colours and textures of a ballpoint pen on the desk I can find fascinating, if I take the time to really examine it.
How much food do we just gulp down without really tasting it? How aware are we of the sounds that surround us? There's so much out there, and most of the time we just skim over it as if it isn't there.
