Get Ahead of It
Everyone teaches meditation these days, and for good reason. When I sit, I calm down. I get clear. I get settled.
But I’ve learned this: it only works if I get ahead of it. If I try to meditate once I’m already stressed, it doesn’t hit the same way.
So I do it early. Before the storm. Before the noise. That’s when meditation gives me ground.
And really, that’s the lesson—not just for meditation, but for everything.
Body (exercise): move before you feel sluggish.
Balance (connection): reach out before you’re disconnected.
Being (meditation): breathe before you’re drowning.
Maybe the practice is simply this: take care of your future self, right now.
That’s what I remind myself here. It works if you work it.
Let’s meditate.
— Jason
P.S. Modern Day Warrior starts tomorrow. At 4PM tonight, I’ll share some of what I’ve been doing to get ready.