Have you ever talked to someone in a social situation when you felt that the other person was not to give you their full attention? Maybe their eyes were looking around, or if you were on the phone with them, perhaps you feel they were doing another task. Did that make you feel closer to that person? Probably not. If you are making to someone else, go ahead and that the notice, and then devote all your attention to your relationship with the other person. What happens? I had the experience that it might lead to some communications that would otherwise not occur.

Do you remember being asked a few questions by someone, and that person then suddenly turned their attention elsewhere? When it happened to me, I think that the other person probably had a hidden agenda or purpose, and that my answers did not meet the criteria. Result? No relatives. Am I doing this to others? Yes, I have. And I am sure that I missed on some rewarding because of this.

Here is a lesson to be learned from some of my teachers of meditation. Notice how you judge the other person, and then see if you can suspend judgement, and observe the other person really is. They can reveal surprising aspects that I did not know existed, and that could make your life richer because of it.

Meditation encourages us to be aware and be fully present. We can often find enriched our lives where it extends into our personal relationships.