Hippocrates once said, “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food.” He understood that the body should be looked at as a whole and not just a series of parts. He believed in the natural healing process of rest, a good diet, fresh air, and cleanliness.

In meditation we learn that we have to begin with having compassion for ourselves. Typically, we are our own harshest critic. We judge ourselves for everything. If we cannot find a way to practice kindness and compassion toward ourselves we will not be able to practice it towards others.

This is a challenging time. What I keep reminding myself is that I don’t have to make it harder.

Mindfulness meditation does not teach you to try to quiet your mind. It allows you to see your mind for what it is. It gives you permission to see the thoughts, emotions, and moods that run through your mind continuously. It teaches you to allow and accept them so they lose their power over you and are unable to draw you away from the present moment.

When our lives get turned upside down having a sense of routine can help bring back a sense of normalcy.

Our lives are a large collection of single days one right after the other. The sun rises, the sun sets, and it rises again. And in the end, the lives we chose to live will be determined by how we choose to spend each day.