Progress, Not Perfection!

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"Meditation is simply about being yourself and knowing about who that is. It is about coming to realize that you are on a path whether you like it or not, namely the path that is your life." -Jon Kabat-Zinn- "Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort & Joy" by Sarah Ban Breathnach For most of us, when we hear the word "meditate", we immediately conjure up images of an extremely limber and "ultra-human" Shaolin monk, levitating in the Himalayan mountains or a half-naked Yoga master in some twisted position, floating mid-air. (For me at least!) While there are many forms of meditation, these are a bit unrealistic and  we doubt we can ever be able to "transcend" beyond our current chaotic lives.  However...meditation, in it's simplest form, means to quiet the mind for once, of all the usual mental banter that takes place (usually negative and self-defeating) and to connect with our inner and Higher Self.  It is a time to allo