As you get serious about meditation, you’ll go through 6 phases.
Phase 1: DENIAL
You’re not interested in meditation. You’re saying, “why do I have to do this?”, “don’t tell me what to do”, or “this isn’t for me.”
Phase 2: CURIOSITY
You’re thinking meditation will help you with anxiety/stress/focus, so you’re tentatively interested. You’re following meditation-related Instagram accounts, trying guided meditations you found on YouTube.
Phase 3: STRIVING
You’re putting pressure on yourself to practice consistently. You believe good things only come through effort, and it’s your responsibility to make them happen.
Phase 4: EVANGELISM
You’ve had a breakthrough and now you’re a religious convert. You want to tell everyone you know how awesome meditation is. You’re almost certainly obnoxious to be around.
Phase 5: CONFUSION
Meditation stopped being fun for some bizarre reason. You can’t focus anymore, can’t find the time anymore, and you’re wondering why you’re even bothering.
Phase 6: DON’T EVEN NOTICE
You’re meditating again and you don’t see what the big deal was. Meditation isn’t exciting or satisfying anymore, but whatever. You’re more concerned about other things in your life, so you won’t even notice you’re in this stage.
You should expect to go through these phases again and again as you uncover deeper layers, btw.
Buckle up.
Leave a Reply