Forget meditation

Forget meditation.

Forget sitting crossed legged.

Forget closing your eyes.

Forget making your hands into special shapes.

Forget ringing bells.

Forget thoughts floating like clouds.

Forget following your breath.

Forget regulating your emotions.

Forget controlling your attention.

Forget brain scans.

Forget focus.

Forget the present moment.

Remember what you care about.

Remember how it feels to be loving.

Remember how it feels to come home.

Remember to be yourself.

Remember that you have strength. To start. To stop. To say no. To say yes.

Remember that you have wisdom. You can tell up from down. Left from right. Right from wrong. Good from bad.

Remember that you are not alone. Even when it feels like you are. Especially then.

Remember where you are.

Remember who you are with.

Remember what you are doing.

Remember why you are doing what you are doing.

Remember your dreams.

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Fun fact. The ancient word for “mindfulness” means “to remember”.