Cultivating genuine well-being requires a strong intention and sincere effort. Just like training for a marathon, mastering a musical instrument or learning a foreign language, it takes sustained practice to train your mind. While these other endeavors will undoubtedly bring you satisfaction, nothing compares with the all-encompassing benefits you reap when you discipline your mind. It’s the single most important talent to develop if you want to enjoy your life. How you feel is based on where you focus your attention and how you interpret what you see. Being mindful requires work but…
The payoff is incomparable.
Steve and Jarl
I really appreciate the absolute reassurance of seeing this in print! I remember when I was about eight and practicing the piano, wondering if I’d ever get better, and then periodically realizing, “Hey, I am doing something I used to wonder if I could learn to do!”
Deeply thankful!