Learning to Miss the Ground

The Beautiful Dreamer Society Podcast · Apr 17, 2026 · 15m

In my Substack post this week,

I wrote about learning to miss the ground,

finding the balance between gravity and levity.

It was inspired by this quote by Douglas Adams.

"There is an art, it says, or rather a knack to flying.

The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

Clearly, it is this second part, the missing, which presents the difficulties."

I have been practicing focus meditation over the last couple of weeks as I retake the Liberate Meditation Coach training I first did a few years ago.

So I thought I would share that simple meditation with you.

This week…