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I never get into a set schedule of meditation.  After a few days I don't try again for at least a year.  Maybe it's because it bores me. Instead I feel more in contact with the present moment when I go for a walk or just sit outside in my backyard.  When I work on a hobby or project I feel alive. Just paying attention to where I am and the present moment helps. My brother emailed me the link for an article about this subject.  I think the authors are trying to sell a book but the article is good.  I'm not buying the book. Link: What mindfulness gurus won’t tell you: meditation has a dark side | Spectator Health Some excerpts: "There are many unanswered questions about the effects of meditation. Mindfulness, in particular, is portrayed as a universal ability to be ‘in the here and now’ — how can you not want that for yourself? Well, the bad news is that it doesn’t work for everyone. But this isn’t necessarily bad. For one, there are many ways of ‘being