Meditation is hard. It’s hard to get into a routine. It’s hard to let go of the expectation that you “should” be focused and calm while meditating. It’s even hard to not fall asleep while meditating! While there’s no hidden trick to make meditation easier, I’ve recently been experimenting with a different technique that I’ve found to be helpful: writing meditation.

The writing meditation I’m referring to is not journaling or creative writing, although the output looks somewhat like poetry. It’s an open mindfulness practice that happens to be done on paper. Here are........

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