Letting go of the need to do it all, by Meredith Goldstein
Meditative Story
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4.6 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 5 July 2023
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Meredith Goldstein writes the wildly popular Love Letters column in the Boston Globe, but for much of her life, she’s viewed romantic relationships as a trap. Meredith grows up seeing the limitations of her mom’s insular life, and knows she wants more for herself. It’s only when the pandemic forces her to slow down that she realizes the beauty in giving attention to each moment, rather than always thinking about the next five things. Years after Meredith’s mom passes away, she emulates the way she lived her life, and finds that leaning into simple routines unlocks a surprising feeling of euphoria.
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| 0:00.0 | My sister and I love vampire movies. |
| 0:08.0 | Fright Night, The Lost Boys. |
| 0:11.0 | We rent them on VHS from Blockbuster over and over again. |
| 0:15.0 | I have crushes on most of the characters. |
| 0:18.0 | But more than that, I'm sort of jealous of them, forgetting to live forever. They have endless |
| 0:26.8 | days of adventure and excitement. They don't miss out on anything. They get so much done. That's what I want. |
| 0:49.7 | Meredith Goldstein writes the wildly popular love letters column in the Boston Globe. |
| 0:57.0 | But for much of her life, she's viewed romantic relationships as a trap. Growing up, she sees how her mom's divorce leaves her stuck in a small and insular life. |
| 1:04.0 | Meredith wants more for herself, so she packs every minute of her day with as much as she can to pursue success in the wider world. |
| 1:14.2 | It's only when she's unexpectedly forced to slow down that she realizes there's beauty in letting go of the need to do everything. |
| 1:25.8 | In this series, we combine immersive first-person stories, |
| 1:31.1 | breathtaking music, and mindfulness prompts, |
| 1:34.7 | so that we may see our lives reflected back to us in other people's stories. |
| 1:39.8 | And that can lead to improvements in our own inner lives. |
| 1:45.6 | From Wait What, this is meditative story. |
| 1:51.8 | I'm Rohan, and I'll be your guide. The body relaxed. |
| 2:13.6 | The body, breathing The body breathing. |
| 2:19.3 | Your sense is open. |
| 2:22.3 | Your mind open. |
| 2:27.3 | Meeting the world. The |
| 2:37.0 | The I push my helmet up my forehead a bit so I can see. |
| 2:53.6 | The warm sunlight I push my helmet up my forehead a bit so I can see. |
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