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I meditate. And I’m proud of it. I know I don’t do it right, but I don’t care. Have you heard of “The Gap” by Wayne Dyer? It’s a great book, about how we all have too many thoughts cluttering up our busy brains, and need to “Get into the gap” by quieting our minds and getting into that gap where there are no thoughts.

I like to think of it as a really cool nap. True meditating types don’t like that. If you fall asleep you’re a rookie. Well, I think a naps as good as a gap.

But I do try to meditate. The best way for me is with my iPod. I have some meditations by Steven Halpern. They’re great. Just plug in, turn on, and you feel like an instant Zen master! One of my meditations is called “10 minute deep relaxation break.” It’s really amazing. If I ever start to get that drowsy feeling in the afternoon, but don’t have time for a real nap, I just put on the headphones, sit down, and literally in 10 minutes this recording takes me into a deep, hypnotic state, and back up again, and I’m good to go for the rest of the day.

So while I wish I was more of a Chi kind of guy, who could actually meditate without falling asleep, the iPod cheating that I do works well for me. If you haven’t tried it, go to iTunes and search for meditations. It’s a great way to re-set your batteries half way through the day, without having to find a tree by a river and sit in the lotus position.

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