re450: Meditation Monday: No Breakthrough, No Problem

June 23, 2025 00:03:17
re450: Meditation Monday: No Breakthrough, No Problem
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re450: Meditation Monday: No Breakthrough, No Problem

Jun 23 2025 | 00:03:17

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Bradley Charbonneau

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Today’s meditation felt like brushing my teeth. Nothing magical. Nothing new. But you know what? I showed up. I stayed in the game. And sometimes, that’s the entire point.
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[00:00:01] Meditation Monday. Here. Bradley Charbonneau. And you know what happened today in my meditation? [00:00:06] Yeah. Not much. [00:00:08] And that's what I want to talk about. I'm Bradley Charbonneau. It's Meditation Monday. I do this. Not every single Monday. I do it when the. When it merits the Meditation Monday. Because today's meditation, it was fine. You know, I didn't cry, I didn't laugh. I didn't get a bolt of lightning, of clarity from the heavens. I just. I showed up. And you know what it felt like? It felt like brushing my teeth. [00:00:33] I didn't expect joy or inspiration. I wasn't hoping for insight. From my molars I brushed because that's what I do to keep my teeth. To avoid rot, to not scare away people with my breath. [00:00:47] But here's where the analogy sort of falls apart. Because unlike brushing your teeth, sometimes meditation does give you something magical. [00:00:58] Not every day, not even often, but sometimes. [00:01:04] I get a whisper from my dad, a warm presence feeling from my mom, a nudge from a guardian angel or an idea so sharp, so clear, it slices right through the fog. [00:01:21] But those moments, they don't come with a warning. They don't rsvp, they don't show up when I want them to. [00:01:32] The only way I'm gonna catch them is if I'm already here. [00:01:39] Sitting, meditating, aware, awake, ready in a mode of surrender. [00:01:50] It's like investing in the stock market or publishing a book or placing a bet at the blackjack table. [00:01:58] You don't know which hand is going to change your life. [00:02:03] But if you don't show up, if you don't place the bet, don't buy the stock, don't hit publish, then I can guarantee this, there's a 1,100% chance that nothing happens. [00:02:18] You don't win the bet, you don't win the stock, and you don't publish the book. [00:02:24] So today, nothing special happened. [00:02:28] And I'm weirdly proud of that. [00:02:32] Because I brushed my spiritual teeth. [00:02:36] I made my daily deposit. [00:02:39] I stayed in the game. [00:02:42] And tomorrow or the next day or next week or next month, I might just hit that jackpot. [00:02:51] But I know if I don't, I won't. [00:02:57] This is Meditation Monday coming to you infrequently on Mondays, when the spirit strikes or when it's so normal that I got to tell you about it. How's your meditation coming along? Let me know in the comments. Bye for now.

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