Seek in reading and thou shalt find in meditation; knock in prayer and it shall be opened in contemplation. ~John of the Cross
We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship. ~C.S. Lewis
At some level, I suspect that most people will acknowledge that meditation is a good thing, but when we are in the thick of our daily routine we suddenly view it as a waste of time. I am every bit as guilty of this as anyone. I can sit down and pen a detailed discussion of the spiritual benefits of prayer and meditation, but I rarely actually practice meditating for more than a few days at a time. The link below is from ASAP Science and might offer some motivation for all of us (regardless of your faith tradition).