Over the past two months, I’ve been reading this book by John Kabbat-Zinn called “Wherever you go, there you are.”

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It’s a mindfulness and meditation book recommended by Rick Rubin and Andrew Huberman, so of course I’m going to pick it up.

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80% of the way in, I find that I strongly agree with Rubin’s description of the book in his recent interview with Kabbat-Zin, as being "one of the best pieces of literature on the practice of meditation for both new and experienced meditators" out there.

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So far the perspectives and exercises offered in this book have been liberating. The overall theme itself has provided me with a foreign sense of self-acceptance. I think it might just have something to do with the decrease in over-thinking over time as a result.

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So now, whenever I feel like having a cheeky pain au chocolat, I no longer spend three to four days involved in a domestic abuse situation in my own head. I just accept and trust that I won’t explode from the sugar, and that I’m allowed to make choices that bring joy to my life while bringing no harm to others - fantastic!

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If this is a topic that interests you, I can highly recommend this book. The 30th anniversary version was just recently released.