--- ## Highlights on the “hedonic treadmill” of our materialistic culture, peace and contentment are always somewhere in the future while you try to run away from the pain in your past. Spiritual endeavors, such as prayer and contemplation, are an attempt to break yourself out of this cycle, bringing your awareness into the here and now. ([View Highlight](https://www.shortform.com/app/highlights/70ffdd74-098a-4f5e-9206-0d9bba223eee))