Meditation did not come easily to me. When I was younger, I felt enlivened by the rapid-fire pace of my thoughts. My inner world felt exciting, full of novel ideas and connections. By contrast, I found observing thoughts and letting them pass, as mindfulness meditation training requires, annoying. The skill seemed so far out of reach. An attendant sense of boredom didn't help, either. I was content to let my so-called monkey mind, with its restless and disruptive thoughts, run wild.

But the...

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