The NYTimes writes about mindfulness, living in the present and its role in stress reduction. This includes a cautionary note, that mindfulness is not the answer to everything, and can not be used as a way of achieving something, not even peace! This reminded me of Yogi Mccaw's beautiful article summarizing insights from 25 years of meditating - "...Normally, we always do something to get something. If you're actually in meditation, you're not doing anything, and you're not getting anything....Yes, calmness, a strong sense of being centered even in adverse conditions, and expanded viewpoint, can all result from meditations, but really all those are side-effects.All I can say is that it is truly the only way to get beyond the 'doing something to get something' phenomenal existence we live in everyday. That expansion is what makes it worth it..."