The mind-blowiest thing meditation has taught me

I started meditating for my health. I didn't expect it to change how I approach everything.

Last winter, I was diagnosed with elevated blood pressure. This came as a shock because I had zero symptoms, I’m generally healthy, eat pretty well, and am active. But I also have a family history of hypertension and a nasty psychological hangover from the events of the last few years.

The diagnosis probably shouldn’t have surprised me. Few of us have e…