This is it. The key to happiness is recognising that, yes, this is it. You-re all you have to work with and this moment is the only one you have any control over. It took a while for Conor Creighton to understand this powerful concept. But once he did, his life changed forever.
Conor Creighton came out of the womb chewing his fingernails. A chaotic childhood saw his default mode set to -generally miserable-, so he left home at 17, vowing never to return.
The ensuing decades of disorder resulted in chronic anxiety. At rock bottom, he signed up for a ten-day silent meditation retreat. It was hell. His legs ached. His butt felt like it was on fire. His mind threw at him a never-ending collage of regrets, wants and realisations. Then, suddenly, for the first time in nearly twenty years, he felt calm as relief and, eventually, joy washed over him.
He learned that meditation has just one goal: to recognise that this is it. There i
