How You Can Benefit From Meditation and a Simple Way To Start

David Ferrers
Change Your Mind Change Your Life
3 min readSep 9, 2024

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I am much calmer and more at peace with myself and the world since I started to meditate.

Being calmer makes me more thoughtful, caring of others and less prone to anger.

Above all, it is the feeling that I know and understand myself better, which makes it easier to guide myself and make better decisions, which I love. I don’t seem to think much harder than before, but I naturally behave in ways that produce better results.

What I mean by better results is that I enjoy what I do and feel proud of my achievements, which is life-enhancing.

The Measure of the Degree of Change

Before I became a regular meditator, I often felt anxious, even a bit timid. I was also prone to having low expectations of my performance — you might say I had a negative mindset. I would even try to avoid situations where I thought I might fail.

Now, I feel more confident without making any conscious effort to change, and my general approach is more positive.

How Meditation Causes Change

One of the benefits of meditation is that it makes you think less. I have become far more body-conscious and less mind-dominated. By “body-conscious”, I don’t mean my…

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David Ferrers
Change Your Mind Change Your Life

I have coached over 1,000 people and I write about how Zen can empower your life, add meaning, happiness and prosperity https://ThePowerOfZen.substack.com