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tingle in g major

this is where you start

People are always asking me to recommend books on meditation. They say they're interested in learning more about it, but don't know where to start. Maybe this describes you. If so, my advice to you is this. You'll learn more about meditation by doing it than by reading about it. Learning how to meditate is like learning how to dance. You learn it only by doing it.

the brush

THE FEW MINUTES you spend each day moving a toothbrush against your teeth and gums you’d probably rather spend doing something else, but you make it a priority, because if you didn’t, food particles would accumulate, carbohydrates would wear away your enamel, and eventually cavities would form, causing pain or loss of teeth. So you brush them every day.

8 peaceful habits

coconuts of peacefulness

I SPOKE as I poured Moroccan mint tea, steaming, into seven small glass teacups. “A doctor could prescribe coconuts if he wanted to . . . ” I let the words hang in the air.

banana prescriptions

photo: jetheriot

One great thing about medication prescriptions is that they're standardized. There's a blank where the doctor fills in the name of the patient, an empty space where he writes out how many pills to take and how many times a day to take them, and a blank where he signs his name. The symbols may seem strange, but they have precise meanings, and they communicate very specific instructions.