Mindfulness: The Band-Aid You Slapped on a Bullet Wound

Thumbing through online articles like a raccoon digging through garbage, searching for a quick fix to your existential dread?

You think mindfulness is your ticket out? Let’s clear this up: You've just put a band-aid on a bullet wound. Ready to dig deeper? This isn’t for the squeamish.

Let's dig out the bullet.

The Mirage of Mindfulness

You sit cross-legged, eyes closed, inhaling deeply.

Congratulations, you're living in the moment. Or are you? You're just in a pause between the past and the future, a lull in your ongoing drama.

There’s more to you than the current moment. Your psyche is a battlefield, and you’re ignoring the real war. Example? Alexander the Great. He slashed through his knot; he didn't sit around contemplating it. Sometimes you need to cut through the BS…