I have words for sitting, mindfulness, and meditation. But I remember—my grandmother died when I was seven, and I fully remember going on errands with her and she would close her eyes while we were waiting and I would say “Gram, why are you sleeping?” and she would say, “I’m not sleeping, I am resting my eyes.” I think many people meditate—they might not call it that or see it as such. But most of us have a way of opening up to what’s happening around us, turning inward, not engaging in every stimulus. Not everyone calls it meditation and that’s fine.
