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Me: \\u2018Do you have any experience with meditation or mindfulness practices?\\u2019

Almost everyone: \\u2018Yeah, I use the ______ app when I get stressed and it calms me right down.\\u2019

Now, of course, there\\u2019s nothing wrong with using an app! (Unless you forget your phone, charger, or headphones that day \\U0001f937\\U0001f3fb\\u200d\\u2640\\ufe0f)

But what this answer tells me right away is that the person is using meditation as a kinda rescue tool.

They\\u2019re plugging into the app in a time of stress so they can \\u2018bliss out\\u2019 and calm their nervous system.

When I help people develop a daily practice (no battery or headphones needed!), I\\u2019m helping them to develop the trait of living in presence and without stress and anxiety.

It\\u2019s kinda like someone goes and gets a massage every week or so because their muscles are so tense, but instead, you teach this person to do a few easy stretches in the morning.

The stretches feel really good, and by doing them every morning, their muscles never get to that state of tension, so they don\\u2019t need to get a massage every week.

Of course, they can get a massage whenever they want, as a treat.

But they never need a massage again.

Would you like to learn how to develop the trait of bliss (as opposed to the state of bliss)?