I noticed after taking on meditation on a more semi-regular basis, I’ve become a lot more present and aware of how my body relates to my external reality. It’s made me more appreciative of the moment.
I am more relaxed in general. It’s like all the noise of "I need to do this and that" starts to quiet down and I can approach my day more calmly and with growing awareness to my actual mood
I have had some relief from my anxiety. I am able to catch myself now when I am breathing too shallow. Meditation has made me more in touch with my body and its reactions to stress. I also think that it has helped me fall asleep faster by focusing on my breathing and not my racing mind.
I’ve become more positive and when I’m down, I don’t worry as much, I’m more patient with myself. Now I have more energy for the day when I start it meditating.
Meditating regularly has helped me to become more mindful in my daily life. It’s helped me to become more aware of the physical signals my body sends me to alert me of feelings of stress, so I can then acknowledge those feelings & then let them go, if I’m able, or perform some activity that I know will help me to destress (such as meditating, going on a walk, doing yoga, listening to music, etc)
It might be a boring answer, but as someone who has struggled to keep my habits going, I really enjoy and cherish that I have been able to do it now for an extended period of time. And if course I intend to keep going.
I have found that I am calmer and I sleep better at night. It’s important to bring my mind back when it wanders and I do that by focusing on my breathing.
I can concentrate better and for longer periods of time, I am calmer in situations of stress, I’ve become more mindful of bad habits and as a result can counter them more easily.
I have a calmer more measured approach to life. Conflict seems less easy to get into and I’m thinking about moving to the countryside.
A more positive mindset. And a reminder that there are bigger things in life and temporary problems. A reminder of the divine self.
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