LOVED this book!

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How comfortable are you sitting alone, in silence, without your phone? Okay, let me make this easier for you. Could you, say, go to the grocery store and stand in line without checking your phone? No? Okay, but could your make eye contact with someone when walking by them on the street?

“Stop Missing Your Life” by Cory Muscara pointed my mind back to a time before smart phones (I know, how old even am I?!). But seriously. I grew up in a time where people met your eyes when you passed and you talked to the people in line at the store. But when Muscara said these little things, I realized that so often I don’t connect. I’m not present and I look for the diversion!

I loved this book because it challenged me. It is centered on meditation, which can be tricky. I love the idea of meditation, but many Christians would tell you it’s a bad thing. As I’ve grown and studied different things, I don’t believe that’s true. You can be a Christian and meditate.

Meditation is an awareness of yourself and the world around you. What does it feel like to be in my skin? How do I relate to the world around me? These are all good things. Am I connecting to the universe? No. I’m connecting with God. I’m connecting with what He has made. I’m placing my thoughts on what is good and pure and true.

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who needs a little more self awareness. Are you anxious? Discouraged? Stressed? Just feeling off? Deep breathing and letting your emotions sit can be life changing. In counseling, I was always told that we have to feel emotions and let them sit a little bit. We don’t stay there, but they must be felt. I feel like meditation answers this need we all seem to have in some form.

So, no I won’t be making an oooom noises. But will I take time to mindfully reflect? For sure. I want to be in my body. I want to be present. I want to understand my emotions.

This book was awesome! I don’t agree with every aspect, but I think there’s a lot of value in these pages. I give the book 5 stars. I can’t wait to see how I can utilize this technique and grow from it!