October 13, 2025 • 19 mins
Meditation imitates life in so many ways. When we face set backs, road blocks, or failures in our path, so often the only thing left to do is begin again. Just as in meditation when we find our mind wandering, we have to be mindful of it, acknowledge it and return to our breath. Begin again. This meditation aims to remind us that no matter what, there is no such thing as failure, so long as we keep going.
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Speaker 1 (00:13):
Welcome to mindful Meditations with Calm the Bleep Down. I'm
your host, Michael Beckameier, and today we are going to
begin again. Let's get started. As always, we have a
mindfulness quote to help head into our meditation with some intention,
(00:36):
and today our quote comes from the Buddha and it reads,
no matter how hard the past, you can always begin again.
I like that quote because the older we get, for me,
(00:57):
at least, the older I get, the more pressure I
put on myself to do things faster, to get things right,
to rush through something. And life is a great reminder
of hey, slow down now. And then you find yourself
(01:22):
having to go back to square one and start all over,
even maybe you got divorced, maybe you broke up with
a partner, maybe you got fired or had to leave
a job because it just wasn't for you anymore. And
the older we get, the harder it is to do
those things. Because I'm in my forties, I don't have
(01:44):
time for this, you know that sort of thing. Meditation
has really helped me remind myself to just take time
that beginning again very often can be faster than pushing
(02:07):
the wrong train up the wrong hill in the first place.
Whatever it is for you, Beginning again is a perfect
way to get a fresh perspective on things. And sometimes
(02:29):
even if you totally botch the first attempt, the second attempt,
the third attempt, the fourth attempt at whatever it is,
just by having gone through those previous attempts, the next
time you start over on that thing, you're better at
that thing now just because you'd been through other failed attempts,
(02:56):
and the process is smoother because you have perspective of
previous attempts. Sometimes it's a good choice just to reset anyway,
to toss that paper in the waste basket, trash it,
(03:19):
and just start over. See what happens. Perfect practicing for
starting over or beginning again is breathing, because if you've
ever meditated before, you know the most common problem in
meditation is that you are breathing and breathing and breathing.
(03:40):
The next thing, you know, your mind has wandered into
some other thing, and you have to stop that, observe it,
acknowledge it, and then just begin breathing again. It's very
profound to me how helpful just doing that for the
(04:02):
past several years has been for me in terms of
mindfulness in my life. And perspective on things, whether I
need to walk away from something or start something new
I've never done before. Mindfulness and meditation and just bringing
(04:22):
myself back to breath fifteen twenty minutes a day, twice
a day for the past several years now has really
profoundly changed my life and changed my perspective. So that's
what we're going to meditate on today. We're going to
(04:44):
begin again. So first you need to sit down or
lie down. Make sure you're not driving while we're doing this.
Get yourself comfortable, and just start slowing your breath, Deepening
your breath, deepening your relaxation into this moment, Start to
(05:16):
slow your mind and turn inward. Start paying attention to
the sensations in your body, in.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
And out.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
How is the breath entering your body, Where do you
feel it, Where do you feel like you need to
relax the most? Do you have any tension in your body?
Relax your eyelids, your cheeks, Loosen your jaw, your shoulders, arms, hands,
(06:01):
relax your knees, your calves, your feet. Take a long, slow,
deep breath in and out, in and out. Just spend
(06:41):
the next few moments following your breath in following it out.
I've heard it referred to as watching your breath, because
you're observing the breath coming in and out of your body.
Watch yourself breathing for a few moments, and once you
(07:04):
realize that your mind has begun to wonder your daydreaming
about something else, worrying about what happens later today, or
worried about what happened five minutes ago. It's inevitable that
your mind will wonder, and when it does, just recognize that,
(07:25):
acknowledge it without judgment, without frustration, and then just come
back to breath. Begin again. Notice yourself getting heavier, sinking
(07:49):
into relaxation with each exhale, Feel yourself getting heavier and
heavier with each cycle of breath in and out, in
(08:27):
and out, and continue this for the next few moments,
just breathing in and out, in and out, noticing the
(08:51):
sensations in your body, deepening your relaxation with each inhale
and exhale in an out and an out. Sometimes I
(09:31):
think that we feel the concept of starting over or
beginning again means that we have failed. But I think
the only time someone fails is when they have quit,
(09:52):
and sometimes we quit for good reason. So that's not
a failure. That's a decision. But when you quit out
of frustration, or you get tired of failing so you
stop doing the thing instead of pushing through it, that's
the only time you truly fail. It's the same thing
(10:12):
with meditation. Very often people say I can't meditate because
my mind won't stop buzzing. Well, in fact, that is
the point of the meditation. But the only way that
adds up to failure is if you stop trying. I
think the breath is a perfect teacher for that concept.
(10:40):
There's no such thing as failure unless you quit. So
push through the distractions, the wondering mind, the monkey mind,
the little ping pong ball of thought bouncing around inside
your head, and just breathe, begin again, in and out.
(11:13):
Spend a few moments with your.
Speaker 3 (11:14):
Breath, said M. D.
Speaker 2 (13:25):
A small ste.
Speaker 1 (15:05):
Us in our last few moments together, It's take one less, long, slow,
(18:12):
deep breath in and out. Spend a few seconds with
yourself here at the end of this meditation, with the
silence and the stillness. Settle in, and when you're ready
(18:38):
you can open your eyes and go about your day
and begin again. No mistay, that's it for this time
(19:11):
on Calm the Bleep Down. If you like this meditation,
please feel free to send us an email, post a comment,
hit us up on Instagram or TikTok, where we're posting
a lot these days. We'd love to hear from you.
Once again. I'm Michael Beckamaia reminding you to please calm
the bleep down. We'll see you again soon. Thank you
for meditating with us. Be well, have fun, and no mistake.
Welcome to mindful Meditations with Calm the Bleep Down. I'm
your host, Michael Beckameier, and today we are going to
begin again. Let's get started. As always, we have a
mindfulness quote to help head into our meditation with some intention,
(00:36):
and today our quote comes from the Buddha and it reads,
no matter how hard the past, you can always begin again.
I like that quote because the older we get, for me,
(00:57):
at least, the older I get, the more pressure I
put on myself to do things faster, to get things right,
to rush through something. And life is a great reminder
of hey, slow down now. And then you find yourself
(01:22):
having to go back to square one and start all over,
even maybe you got divorced, maybe you broke up with
a partner, maybe you got fired or had to leave
a job because it just wasn't for you anymore. And
the older we get, the harder it is to do
those things. Because I'm in my forties, I don't have
(01:44):
time for this, you know that sort of thing. Meditation
has really helped me remind myself to just take time
that beginning again very often can be faster than pushing
(02:07):
the wrong train up the wrong hill in the first place.
Whatever it is for you, Beginning again is a perfect
way to get a fresh perspective on things. And sometimes
(02:29):
even if you totally botch the first attempt, the second attempt,
the third attempt, the fourth attempt at whatever it is,
just by having gone through those previous attempts, the next
time you start over on that thing, you're better at
that thing now just because you'd been through other failed attempts,
(02:56):
and the process is smoother because you have perspective of
previous attempts. Sometimes it's a good choice just to reset anyway,
to toss that paper in the waste basket, trash it,
(03:19):
and just start over. See what happens. Perfect practicing for
starting over or beginning again is breathing, because if you've
ever meditated before, you know the most common problem in
meditation is that you are breathing and breathing and breathing.
(03:40):
The next thing, you know, your mind has wandered into
some other thing, and you have to stop that, observe it,
acknowledge it, and then just begin breathing again. It's very
profound to me how helpful just doing that for the
(04:02):
past several years has been for me in terms of
mindfulness in my life. And perspective on things, whether I
need to walk away from something or start something new
I've never done before. Mindfulness and meditation and just bringing
(04:22):
myself back to breath fifteen twenty minutes a day, twice
a day for the past several years now has really
profoundly changed my life and changed my perspective. So that's
what we're going to meditate on today. We're going to
(04:44):
begin again. So first you need to sit down or
lie down. Make sure you're not driving while we're doing this.
Get yourself comfortable, and just start slowing your breath, Deepening
your breath, deepening your relaxation into this moment, Start to
(05:16):
slow your mind and turn inward. Start paying attention to
the sensations in your body, in.
Speaker 2 (05:26):
And out.
Speaker 1 (05:34):
How is the breath entering your body, Where do you
feel it, Where do you feel like you need to
relax the most? Do you have any tension in your body?
Relax your eyelids, your cheeks, Loosen your jaw, your shoulders, arms, hands,
(06:01):
relax your knees, your calves, your feet. Take a long, slow,
deep breath in and out, in and out. Just spend
(06:41):
the next few moments following your breath in following it out.
I've heard it referred to as watching your breath, because
you're observing the breath coming in and out of your body.
Watch yourself breathing for a few moments, and once you
(07:04):
realize that your mind has begun to wonder your daydreaming
about something else, worrying about what happens later today, or
worried about what happened five minutes ago. It's inevitable that
your mind will wonder, and when it does, just recognize that,
(07:25):
acknowledge it without judgment, without frustration, and then just come
back to breath. Begin again. Notice yourself getting heavier, sinking
(07:49):
into relaxation with each exhale, Feel yourself getting heavier and
heavier with each cycle of breath in and out, in
(08:27):
and out, and continue this for the next few moments,
just breathing in and out, in and out, noticing the
(08:51):
sensations in your body, deepening your relaxation with each inhale
and exhale in an out and an out. Sometimes I
(09:31):
think that we feel the concept of starting over or
beginning again means that we have failed. But I think
the only time someone fails is when they have quit,
(09:52):
and sometimes we quit for good reason. So that's not
a failure. That's a decision. But when you quit out
of frustration, or you get tired of failing so you
stop doing the thing instead of pushing through it, that's
the only time you truly fail. It's the same thing
(10:12):
with meditation. Very often people say I can't meditate because
my mind won't stop buzzing. Well, in fact, that is
the point of the meditation. But the only way that
adds up to failure is if you stop trying. I
think the breath is a perfect teacher for that concept.
(10:40):
There's no such thing as failure unless you quit. So
push through the distractions, the wondering mind, the monkey mind,
the little ping pong ball of thought bouncing around inside
your head, and just breathe, begin again, in and out.
(11:13):
Spend a few moments with your.
Speaker 3 (11:14):
Breath, said M. D.
Speaker 2 (13:25):
A small ste.
Speaker 1 (15:05):
Us in our last few moments together, It's take one less, long, slow,
(18:12):
deep breath in and out. Spend a few seconds with
yourself here at the end of this meditation, with the
silence and the stillness. Settle in, and when you're ready
(18:38):
you can open your eyes and go about your day
and begin again. No mistay, that's it for this time
(19:11):
on Calm the Bleep Down. If you like this meditation,
please feel free to send us an email, post a comment,
hit us up on Instagram or TikTok, where we're posting
a lot these days. We'd love to hear from you.
Once again. I'm Michael Beckamaia reminding you to please calm
the bleep down. We'll see you again soon. Thank you
for meditating with us. Be well, have fun, and no mistake.
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