When people are meditating, they get really annoyed with themselves.

When their mind suddenly chases off, they suddenly start thinking.

And actually that's a moment of mindfulness.

When you realize your mind has wandered, that is a moment of mindfulness.

So in the midst of that apparent failure is actually your success.

Hi, my name is Ronan Chatsji. Welcome to Feel Better Live More.

Hello and welcome to another episode of the podcast. This is episode 115. So I thought I'd just take a moment at the start of this podcast to

check in with you all and see how you're doing because I found things really difficult this week.

Everything that's going on in the world, it really has affected me and stirred a lot of emotions deep inside me. I know for many of you,

you all feel the same. There's so much craziness and stress happening at the moment,

whether it be the pandemic, the tragic death of George Floyd, the subsequent protests,

or simply the realization that we are living in an unjust and unfair world.

And it can often be hard to know what to feel or even what to do.

And I really feel that in times like these, a practice of mindfulness and meditation becomes so, so important.

It can help improve your sleep, reduce levels of stress,

improve focus, concentration. It can reduce anxiety, feelings of depression, and so much more.

But for me, the most important benefit is that it allows you to check in with who you are.

You see, many of us live life at 100 miles an hour. We get up, we jump on our phones, we read emails, we read social media posts,

we watch news. In effect, we're constantly consuming information from the outside. We rarely

have time to go inside and check in with how we're feeling.

But something like meditation helps you observe what is actually going on in your mind. It

helps to put distance between you and your thoughts. And whether you want any of the benefits

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