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Meditation
Stillness is not a merit badge.
Meditation is not escape. It is sitting with the animal that lives behind your plans until it stops performing calm.
Breath in — not victory, truce.
Breath out — the rumination loosens its collar one notch.
The world fades only as much as you allow. Zen is not a trophy room. It is the moment you notice you are not your worst headline.
The center does not hold forever. It holds long enough to tell the truth once.
The breath returns before you do.
JV · Dark Heart Labs