繁忙的生活中，也許就是那短暫的幾秒鐘，
當我們能夠熟練地按下腦袋中的暫停鍵，
我們，也就能在雜亂的思緒中，
感受到呼吸的節奏，
感受到生命的驚喜。
This morning, a friend shared her idea of meditation. She said softly, “It’s when I center back to myself.” I smiled because that’s such a heartfelt way to describe it. I then offered another little thought, that sometimes when our minds get full of thoughts, we don’t need to stop them. We can simply notice them, let them come and go, without trying to react or control.
We often imagine meditation as a way to create peace or empty the mind, but in truth, awareness doesn’t need us to make it happen. It’s already here, quiet, steady, and spacious, no matter what thoughts are moving through. The practice, then, isn’t about forcing calmness but about remembering to return to what’s already within us.
That short exchange with my friend reminded me how simple this can be. Meditation isn’t limited to sitting on a cushion or following a technique. It can arise in everyday moments, in a kind conversation, in the space between words, in the noticing of breath while waiting in line, or in the warmth of sunlight on the skin.
When we let awareness unfold in ordinary life, we start to see that every moment has the potential to reconnect us to something larger and kinder than our thoughts. Even in a busy day, awareness quietly whispers, “I am here.”
And maybe that’s the beauty of it, that awareness is never lost. It just waits patiently for us to remember.