250503 What I learned in my studies this morning 5

Today's Meditation(s):

The Pocket Thich Nhat Hanh (ed. by Melvin McLeod), Mindfulness of Breath

It's just there, if I remember to look for it.

The last fews days, approaching meditation as something that is easy and natural, have been remarkable. I find myself meditating for even just 5 or 10 seconds, breathing normally and repeating my new mantra: "I am here. It is now."

Sitting in traffic. Laying in bed. Listening when I don't feel like listening. Watching the sky or the game. As I doze off. When I play a game with friends. Cleaning around the house. Dealing with troubles or reveling in tranquility. 

Thinking of meditation as full presence, rather than empty-headed nothingness, resonates deep inside me. Makes perfect, and practical, sense to me.

I am overcome with joy at this new understanding my life.