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    Meditation Not Medicine: Survive and Thrive in Our Stress-Filled World
    Meditation Not Medicine: Survive and Thrive in Our Stress-Filled World
    Meditation Not Medicine: Survive and Thrive in Our Stress-Filled World
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    Meditation Not Medicine: Survive and Thrive in Our Stress-Filled World

    By Adam J. Weber

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    Adam Weber was working in commercial real estate in New York City, an industry known for serving up stress on a silver platter, when back surgery led to a shocking diagnosis.

    Adam, a husband and father of two young children, had multiple sclerosis.

    A debilitating disease with no cure, MS is aggravated by stress. Soon, Adam was unable to walk without falling. At times, he was unable to eat. Life became a blur of anxiety and depression as he struggled to meet the overwhelming demands of day-to-day life.

    Until he discovered meditation.

    In Meditation Not Medicine, Adam simplifies meditation with an easy, practical approach that anyone can follow to get results, even in the most challenging circumstances.

    Through the daily practice of meditation, Adam was able to calm his mind, reduce his stress, and see improvements in his pain and other symptoms. Now you can too.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateFeb 2, 2021
    ISBN9781544518343
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      Meditation Not Medicine - Adam J. Weber

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      Running on Empty

      My days in the corporate world usually started at 3:00 a.m., when it was still dark outside but I was wide awake.

      Day after day, weekends too, I was overwhelmed. It was like putting my foot on the gas pedal and being unable to find the brake to slow down or stop.

      My body would ache to go back to sleep for just fifteen more minutes, but I would wake up, and my adrenaline would be pumping. The anticipation of a full day, being pulled in twenty different directions, woke me up.

      I had a wife and worked in commercial real estate for one of the world’s real estate giants. The corporate world in New York City is well known for serving up stress on a silver platter. I made great money, but I let the work own me.

      The stress was eating me alive, and I was hurting bad.

      I became easily agitated, frustrated, and moody. At times I not only felt like I was losing control; at times, I did lose control. I had difficulty relaxing. I felt lonely, worthless, and depressed. I avoided others like they were the plague, including those closest to me.

      My health was a mess. I had knee surgery and then back surgery for two herniated discs. But what was supposed to be a routine double discectomy turned into much more.

      My doctor, a neurologist, asked me to come to his office for a follow-up visit. At the appointment, he pulled up my MRI and X-rays.

      He pointed out numerous spots to me on the film. They were lesions on my spine, and they were from multiple sclerosis.

      Multiple sclerosis is an incurable and debilitating disease. Multiple sclerosis is a life sentence.

      Stress exacerbates the symptoms of multiple sclerosis, and at times my stress became unmanageable. At times I was unable to eat or walk without falling. Everyday tasks became hard to do. It became tough to work in my hard-charging job, and my relationships suffered, both personally and professionally.

      You might be in the same position as I was: working hard, raising your family, and doing twenty other things at any given time. You might, as I was, be facing a chronic illness made even worse by stress. You might feel anxious or depressed because of your stress. You might be struggling to meet the overwhelming demands of the present world. I’ve been there.

      You wake up every day, and the stress hits the fan. You go home after work, and the stress hits the fan. Weekends and holidays come, and the stress hits the fan. But how do you cope?

      My diagnosis forced me to figure it out. I had no choice. After speaking with my doctors and conducting exhaustive research, I finally had the proverbial aha moment.

      My breakthrough: meditation! With meditation, I was able to reduce my stress and calm my mind, even in the midst of incredibly challenging circumstances. I was able to see improvements in my pain and symptoms. You can too.

      It is no secret that stress is one of the most common conditions in the world. Millions of people are suffering from stress this very minute, but the good news is that the suffering can end.

      It doesn’t matter who you are or where you live. Stress doesn’t care about your age or your net worth. Nothing is worse than walking through your

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