Think back about …

Meditation

Meditation - the practice of mindfulness to achieve mental clarity and emotional calm - has always been a traditional part of the Eastern religions of Jainism,  Buddhism,  and Hinduism. In the 20th century, meditation was used by the European psychoanalysts Carl Jung and Erich Fromm as part of their treatments. And today’s Western medical establishment recognizes the benefits of meditation in reducing depression, stress, and anxiety. Do you meditate?  If so, how long have you practiced it, and how has it helped you? Think back about Meditation and share forward!  

Stories on This Week's Writing Prompt

breathe, smile, move slow
The buddha smile will follow you.
Meditation? You Mean Sitting There Like a Pretzel, Not Thinking About My To-Do List?
    Meditation. It’s all the rage these days, like kale chips and adult coloring books. Everyone’s [...]
Breathe
It was easy to lose focus and dither the time away, getting lost in e-mail or reports, working through the day without a [...]
TM and the Honeymoon Album
TM and the Honeymoon Album Once years ago I heard  that a lecture on transcendental meditation was to be given at a local [...]

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Swimming Routine
In the 1950s high school swimming was neither competitive nor popular.  For the macho man, the game was gymnastics on the [...]
Prompted By Swimming
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First Boss Very Good, and years later came the Really Bad Boss
The summer between high school and college (1975), I worked for a bank on the teller line. My first boss was decent, [...]
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Billy Joel probably never ate at the Italian restaurant my family favored when I was young, since he grew up in New York, not [...]
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Think back about …

Meditation

Meditation - the practice of mindfulness to achieve mental clarity and emotional calm - has always been a traditional part of the Eastern religions of Jainism,  Buddhism,  and Hinduism. In the 20th century, meditation was used by the European psychoanalysts Carl Jung and Erich Fromm as part of their treatments. And today’s Western medical establishment recognizes the benefits of meditation in reducing depression, stress, and anxiety. Do you meditate?  If so, how long have you practiced it, and how has it helped you? Think back about Meditation and share forward!  

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