The only competition allowed is to outstrip each other in showing love and respect. - Jay Shetty

There are distractions, of course, but meditation doesn't eliminate distractions, distractions, it manages them.

One of the exercises we did was keeping a tally of every criticism we spoke or thought. For each one, we had to write down ten good things about the person.

At your core, who you really are–– your energy, values, thoughts, love, power, influence, talents–– is worth so much more than a few words could ever convey.
You are indescribable. You are infinite. You are you. A forever work in progress, a perfectly imperfect human, a miraculous soul worthy of all good, loving, beautiful things. Never forget this.