Your Spouse Doesn’t Care About Your Morning Meditation Routine

Here’s why you shouldn’t care also

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After nearly 20 years of meditation practice, I’ve learned some uncomfortable truths about my “sacred” routine. You may recognize yourself in this story.

In those early years, I was obsessed with creating the perfect meditation environment. Complete silence. Zero disturbances. An almost monastery-like atmosphere in my suburban home.

The irony wasn’t lost on me: I was meditating to cultivate peace yet becoming increasingly irritated when my practice was interrupted.

“The house needs to be quiet for me to meditate properly,” I’d think.

So I started waking up earlier. But then the house would wake up early too because I was up. The cycle continued.

“The real meditation happens when life interrupts your meditation.” Terencio

The “Do Not Disturb” Incident

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I remember one particularly memorable solution I attempted. I created a beautiful sign for my door that simply read “Do Not Disturb.” When the door was closed, the sign was…