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 for anyone else out there who might now be wondering why meditation is good:

calming the mind also calms the body and so can actually heal physical ailments too.

having a calm mind also makes it easier to make better decisions and to be more loving and kind.  you will have a better relationship with yourself, with others & society.

sometimes in some types of meditation, one wants to clear the head completely and not have any thoughts at all.  it’s incredibly super duper oh so hard to achieve that nothing state, but highly recommend taking steps with mindfulness & meditation to get there (sometimes when possible).

also, meditation is hard like working out.  sometimes one doesn’t do it nearly enough (every day), but we would have a much better world if we all did, just like working out, surfing under the sun, or being in nature.

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