I love your post. I agree that meditation is so simple yet it has been made complicated. I had tried meditation before and was always trying to force myself not to think, which is ridiculous obviously. Then I learn transcendental meditation which is easy and natural. You just let your thoughts flow and say your mantra without any force. It was so easy to do and have been meditating daily since I learned that process. All the other ways I was finding were not working as it was forcing us to quiet the mind or focus on certain subject when all we have to do is let our mind relax. No force or focus needed.