Late in 2019, when it became apparent that the Covid-19
restrictions would remain in place, I decided that beginning a
meditation/mindfulness practice might come in handy. After all,
this was the time where inner peace could only be a benefit.
The teacher on the app began with the saying unattributed (but I
found it), “You can't stop the waves, but you can learn
to surf” – Jon
Kabat-Zinn. As intended, it got me thinking. So the
practice of meditation can bring something of use to mediation.
That should be no surprise because even in the basic mediation
courses I took in 1995, the emotional state of the participating
parties was something that needed to be considered. Calming
parties, increasing their comfort, reassuring them, asking them to
be mindful (even if not practicing mindfulness) encourages
resolution. Getting the parties to understand that trying to swim
against the current (or waves) is difficult and often
counterproductive. Exhausting too! If we as
