26d • General discussion
Meditation, Your Way
Some people swear by meditating, while others don’t. I’ve found it helpful to look at it more simply, so you can decide what resonates for you.
In my experience, getting good at meditation isn’t the goal. The real benefit is getting to know yourself—and being yourself. And that looks different for each of us.
Often, we begin meditation by choosing a desired state. Peaceful. Calm. Relaxed. Connected to Source energy, the Creator, the Universe, God—whatever higher realm you resonate with. What we’re really choosing is how we want to feel. Joy. Peace. Love. A sense of ease and presence.
For some people, this happens through stillness. Sitting still, eyes closed, focusing on the breath, allowing the mind to quiet. Others access it through imagination, travelling inward or upward, touching something beyond the everyday mind.
Years ago, a friend told me she had tried meditating many times and only felt frustrated, as though she was doing it wrong. She described the ritual in detail: lighting a candle, sitting cross-legged on a cozy purple cushion, back straight, hands resting open, index finger and thumb touching, eyes closed, breathing in through her nose and out through her nose. All the things I had once shared with her when we meditated together.
And yet, she got nothing. No vision. No message. No sense of relaxation. Instead, she felt like she had failed.
She’s an equestrian, so I asked her a different question. “How do you feel when you’re riding your horse?”
Immediately, her eyes sparkled, and her whole face lit up with a smile. She laughed and said, “I’m not thinking about anything. I’m just loving every moment.”
I told her, “That’s your meditation.”
When she’s riding, she’s fully present. In her body. In connection. She doesn’t need to sit still to access that state. She finds it naturally, in motion, in relationship with her horse.
Meditation doesn’t have a single form. For many people, sitting quietly with eyes closed works beautifully. For others, it’s playing an instrument, singing, dancing, or creating art. It’s whatever allows the mind to settle and awareness to open.
For me, it’s opening the Language Portal and writing. That’s where I stop trying to reach wisdom and simply let it arrive. That’s where presence meets expression, and the words flow without effort.
Where do you notice yourself naturally dropping into presence without trying to meditate?
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