This week, one of our subscribers brought my attention to a book called "Mindfulness Meditation: Cultivating the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind" by Jon Kabat-Zinn. He also sent along a quote that I'd like to share with everyone. While I haven't read the book yet - I certainly resonate with the sentiments in the quote.

Have you ever had a long and heated argument with somebody about some sticky issues at work, only to find at some point that you are alone in the car? So, far the meeting and the argument are only taking place in your own mind. Or, have you come out of a meeting in which you failed to speak up? Then you spend the rest of the day arguing your points with people in your mind?

If any of those scenarios sound familiar, you are not alone. We all spend so much of our lives unconsciously absorbed in a future that hasn't happened yet or in a past that is already gone . . . and in the process, spend much of our day out of touch with the present moment, which is the only time we get in which to live or act. And so, we can easily miss out on the opportunities that the present moment is constantly offering us. "Mindfulness Meditation" can give you back a high degree of control in your life, beyond the automatic actions and reactions that so often drive our behavior.

ENJOY NOW!

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