Prince Harry recommends meditation

It was not because of Blair, it was the public ranting to the eager press ‘where is Queen? ‘ causing the headlines

‘Your country needs you ‘ and ‘show us you care ma’am’

Anniebach

Diana didn’t protect her children from the press, she informed the press when she could be seen with them.

How do you know that?

Anniebach

Beswitched they were not dragged out for the funeral they
chose to , unless William lied.

No, I think Beswitched meant them being dragged out from the sanctuary of their Grandmother's care at Balmoral to inspect flowers, meet and greet the crowds because Blair said she was 'The People's Princess'.

Even then they couldn't grieve in peace but had to be dragged out in front of the cameras for the benefit of total strangers sobbing and weeping as if Diana was their nearest and dearest.

I agree, that was an awful thing to do to them as if they were zoo animals. Tony Blair's doing.
Unforgivable.

Beswitched they were not dragged out for the funeral they
chose to , unless William lied.

Regardless of Harry and his troubles, I find meditation during the day all but impossible. I can't easily switch off, and taking time out to do it just doesn't work for me.

I do, however, find that listening to hypnosis tracks in bed is very useful. The act of concentrating on feeling heavy from head to toe is very relaxing, and does empty the mind of extraneous thoughts. I have an eye mask with speakers which is very good for this.

They had a terrible childhood - parents who couldn't stand each other, admitted publicly to having affairs, were discussed all over the media, constant and very public speculation about Harry's 'real' father, and then the tragic death of their mother. Even then they couldn't grieve in peace but had to be dragged out in front of the cameras for the benefit of total strangers sobbing and weeping as if Diana was their nearest and dearest.
It is amazing that William is as stable as he is. Harry is obviously still struggling with it all, and may not always make the wisest decisions.

Diana didn’t protect her children from the press, she informed the press when she could be seen with them.

No of course not. But the damage that was already there was increased tenfold by placing a 19 year old in that situation. I am fairly sure that wouldnt happen today.

Beswitched

I've read the thread again and am still seeing some childish name calling. Harry seems to have issues. Sneering at him is unkind.

Plenty of posters sneer at Boris Johnson, at Donald Trump, at Dominic Cummings, etc. Personally I haven’t seen any sneering at Prince Harry but I’m wondering what you think is so precious about Prince Harry that posters are rebuked for their entirely reasonable opinions?

I agree eazybee. There are so many who refuse to acknowledge the negative and flawed aspects of Diana. She was by no means a perfect person or mother.

Diana loved her children, I would say adored them, but that did not make her a good mother. She spoilt and indulged them, was jealous of and removed the stabilising influence of their nannies, displayed and discussed far too much publicly and with them about her marital problems and post-marital affairs instead of protecting them from things they were not old enough to understand, and did everything she could to turn them against their father's family.
Both of them sought refuge within their school, and they were protected from public scrutiny via the press until they were twenty-one.

I haven’t seen childish name calling on this thread.
Fanny is absolutely right that we all have issues of some kind but most of us don’t have time to dwell on them like Harry seems to, which cannot be good for him. He seems to spend a lot of time navel gazing. If he hadn’t married Meghan, moved to the US and estranged himself from his family I think he would be a very different and more likeable person.

^I hear jigsaws are good too.
Something that needs concentration, but not much thought^

I agree * FannyC* We have one on the go all the time on the dining table.

Beswitched but we all have issues
That’s why he is so annoying.
He brings it all on himself.

I've read the thread again and am still seeing some childish name calling. Harry seems to have issues. Sneering at him is unkind.

Witzend that’s quite funny! (Forgive me for being ‘childish’)
I too think that he could do well to shut the up

Of course there was a ‘word’ consisting of 4 x * in my post, but GN saw fit to delete it.

Sounds fabulous! Have a lovely day!
Pictures later please!

You’re in Hong Kong Josie?!

The word "childish" seems to be in vogue. This is the 3rd thread running in which posters' are called this. Underneath it all, I question whether Harry really wants things to get better for him because that might not suit his narrative. Maybe he thinks that a happy ending, drawing a line under his suffering, would not engender the same amount of interest in him, so he has to prolong it.
Personally I find it all very self absorbed.

(I'm up early because in 30 minutes I'm a guest at a cousin's wedding in Hong Kong! So far all I'm getting is twinkly oriental music. Very pretty. I'm meditating.)

tidyskatemum

He was also doing a sales pitch for BetterUp, where he happens to be Chief Impact Officer, whatever that is. He wants everyone to have access to a BetterUp coach - currently $279 a month. Some people, when they actually have money, have other things to spend it on, like food and heating.

Yes, he’s a CHIMPO (that really is what they are called).

Personally, I cannot stand the man.

I find meditating very, very hard.
I find it easier and more enjoyable to ‘loose’ oneself in a creative activity.
I hear jigsaws are good too.
Something that needs concentration, but not much thought

Meditation is brilliant - when you've developed the (extreme) patience to perfect it. It's a luxury to have the time to do it properly.

When anyone mentions 'the universe' though - I just switch off. 'The universe' doesn't decide anything or teach us anything - is irrelevant - just a trendy buzzword.

Changing the way we think about things can be a revelation. I like the book 'Think like a monk' by Jay Shetty (train your mind for peace and purpose).

Beswitched you say.... 'school yard comments that have been posted on here is really childish and unedifying.'......
you must have been on a different thread then because you are quite wrong!

I don’t see any childish and unedifying comments on here. I just see a group of people, presumably from a variety of backgrounds, discussing a topic that has been all over the news today. I asked the question in the OP, do you meditate and has it helped you? People have responded to that. I set the question against the background of Prince Harry because that is what was in the news, and people have responded accordingly.