So what if you had the ability to feel peaceful at ease, grounded, focused, and calm,

no matter what was happening around you, no matter how calamitous or virtuous, loud or quiet things were?

And what if that power also came with the ability to notice when your mind had dropped into a spin cycle

of self-destructive

overthinking, chatter, doom-looping, fear, and overwhelm, and then literally just let it all go.

Even if the circumstances were still there, it would give you this proverbial off switch

and guide you back to peace and ease. Today, I want to share a deeply personal journey with you,

one that in a sense probably explains to you my longstanding fascination with and commitment to

meditation and why I believe it is the single most powerful and accessible meta skill

in your quest to live a good life, no matter what comes your way. Because it gives you

agency over your attention. And as you will hear me share even more than circumstance, where your

attention goes, so goes your life. And why you might want to explore saying yes to starting your own practice today.

And I'll wrap with a very special kind of guided practice that's designed to both bring you back

to a grounded place and also open your heart just a bit.

So excited to share this best of conversation with you.

I'm Jonathan Fields and this is Good Life

Project.

So 12 years ago, my world more or less fell apart and only three people knew. It was March of 2010.

Stepping off a flight in Austin, Texas, something goes a bit haywire in my brain.

I notice an odd fluttering sensation in my left ear, not so unusual after flying.

But by evening, when I lay my head on the pillow, this clicking or seeping sound, a bit like a Geiger counter, starts tapping away.

And over the next four days, the noise persists, making it near impossible to sleep.

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