The systematic cultivation of mindfulness through formal meditation practices wakes us up to the fact that our lives unfold only in moments. If we are not fully present for many of those moments, we may not only miss what is most valuable in our lives but also fail to realize the richness and the depth of our possibilities for growth and transformation—often in the very next moment—along with a profound coming to terms with things as they are, which is my working definition of healing, and as you will see, has nothing to do with passive resignation.
