Carve Out Space

The point of no point

Meditation is not a practice that lines up with many of our typical activities.

Because the point of it is that there is no point.

You can’t be a good meditator like you can be a good lawyer or baseball player.

All it does is carve out space for yourself in a world that has been hectic since humans wandered out on their own.

Meditation cannot be bottled up, distributed and sold to you, even though some well-intentioned companies will try their hardest to do so.

The more intensely we take on projects - be it work, family or relationships, the less we breathe.

When we’re caught up in the loops of thought, the body starts to get neglected.

This is why you have to proactively carve out this space for yourself and make it a habit.

The best time to start is after you wake up. Give yourself space to process your dreams and what it means to live another day.

If you don’t have this habit in place yet, then you will want to give yourself space in the evening before you retire for the night.

Then try again the next morning.

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This is the difference between religion and spirituality.

Activities that strengthen your connection to the world should require a membership.

There should not be rules created thousands of years ago that are difficult to modify.

Because humans make a lot of mistakes. It would be another mistake to follow someone else blindly as many cultures have the downfall of doing.

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Meditation gives time and space to see how the world is for yourself.

It is an experience free of the news feed, the stock market, and what your parents or spouse think is the right way for you to spend your time.

While you may sit on a block or in a chair, you can also find this space by going for a walk in the woods when everyone else is at work, at school, or still sound asleep in their beds.

Slowly but surely, other activities in your life will start to take on the form of the point being no point.

Try as hard as you can, grip the handlebars with all the might and intensity, and you will see it only makes things worse.

All we can really do is give it our best intention, and let the story unfold on its own.