Meditation by another name?

Every now and then I think I should med­it­ate for a few minutes a day. Some­how I sel­dom do, although I find listen­ing to a med­it­a­tion track when fly­ing is a good way to tune out the stand­ard air­plane unpleas­ant­ness. Hav­ing read When Dis­trac­tion is Good, it seems to me as if med­it­a­tion and “recept­ive dis­trac­tion” are prob­ably related. Maybe you can think of going for a quiet walk, or sit­ting in the garden breath­ing in the fresh air, as some sort of med­it­a­tion. As long as you don’t then start think­ing about the weed­ing, of course.

Maybe I’ll find that easi­er to fit into my day.