Why meditate?

Meditation 

I don't know about you, but when I first heard about this whole "meditation" thing I was like "you gotta be freaking kidding me. You sit criss cross apple sauce and chant some bs like a monk and suddenly it makes you some sort of genius? Yeah, right, of course......-_-."

So one day, after reading about it online, I decided to give this so called "miracle" exercise a shot, and with little to no expectations of it whatsoever, I was off. I crossed my legs, closed my eyes, and began to focus on my breathing, telling myself the mantra "you are getting into a deeper, more relaxed state of meditation" every dozen or so breaths. Five minutes passed, then ten before I finally felt something. I didn't feel like a genius, and I didn't even feel tremendous clarity of thought..what I felt...what silence, and total relaxation. It was as if my brain had been replaced with a buddhist Monk's, and as if the stresses of the day meant nothing. My bitch gf...no problem, test on calculus tomorrow "I'm sure I'll do fine!"

Okay so maybe I exaggerated a bit, I still had SOME worries. But meditation seemed to help with all the little things, and told me to stop and enjoy life for once. It made me more mindful of what I was doing once I came out of the short exercise, and instead of just going on autopilot and sitting on my ass for the next few hours, I got started with what my perfect version of myself would've wanted me to do. I studied, wrote, started on that foreign language I'd been procrastinating etc.

Afterwards (for me atleast) was when I felt the BIG effects meditation had been preaching about all this time. I had more focus, clarity of thought, and most of all, my mind felt REFRESHED. It was as if I had just slept nine hours and had a cup of my grandmother's cuban coffee after a long weight lifting session. In ten minutes, I felt the revitalization, and the amazing, newfound drive I had been longing for.

What's this got to do with you???

I'm talking to you the naysayers now, the ones that, like me just a short time ago, believed that meditation was BULLSHITTT!!!...I totally understand you there. All I'm asking you is to give it a shot. If not ten minutes than give it five. Sit criss cross, take slow, deep breaths, tell yourself you are getting deeper into meditation, and try to clear your thoughts. You most likely will feel nothing when you get in, and while you're in meditation. But trust me, it's when you come out of it that you'll be glad you did it.

Final Thoughts:

This post especially, I'd love your guys feedback on this. Don't be bashful, leave a comment and I'll get to in less than 24 hours, that's a guarantee;) Until then, I'll see the perfect version of YOU on the flip side!