TBD on Ning
Mindfulness
I am starting a new thread here mainly for purposes of my own catharsis. It is my intention, at least at this point, to make regular contributions. Of course, if anyone else has anything to add, they are more than welcome. If you have any input, please contribute.
Over a year ago I decided to deal head-on with my self-diagnosed adult attention disorder, (ADD). The inability to stay focused was becoming too stressful. I found myself sitting around watching the clock tick, yet I couldn’t keep “on task” with any project I started. Nothing was getting done and just starting something was becoming depressing.
The smart thing to do was probably to get professional help, so instead I decided to try to heal myself, at least as a first try. Cognitive therapy and pharmaceuticals (UGH) might be the approved way to go but I decided to try meditation first.
18 months and countless self-help books later, I still can’t bring myself to a regular, formal meditation program. But, along the way, I discovered informal mindfulness. Yes, I know it is the “Fad” right now. It is hard to navigate modern social trends without “tripping over” somebody extolling the benefits of mindfulness.
Let me add my voice to the chorus.
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Permalink Reply by PartTimeBrewer on
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That's what Tai Chi helps accomplish for me.
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“Normal is just an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly.” ~ Morticia Addams
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"Everyday interactions with people are the stuff of my life. And so I have to treat those around me as precious, because other than myself, they are the main characters in my life story." ~ Haemin Sunim
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Permalink Reply by Jozee on
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"We have only now, only this single eternal moment opening and unfolding before us, day and night.” Jack Kornfield
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"Acceptance means: For now, this is what this situation, this moment, requires me to do. So I do it willingly." ~ Eckhart Tolle
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"Whether you take the doughnut hole as a blank space or as an entity unto itself is a purely metaphysical question and does not affect the taste of the doughnut one bit." —Haruki Murakami, A Wild Sheep Chase
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"When you think you know what is going to happen, you can’t help but alter your experience of what actually happens." ~ Everyday Mindfulness
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This is why Zen puts such an emphasis on 'Beginner's Mind' rather than expertise.
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"This is not the year to get everything you want. This is the year to appreciate everything you have." ~ Tiny Buddha
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"The sky isn't more beautiful if you have perfect skin. Music doesn't sound more interesting if you have a six-pack. Dogs aren't better company if you're famous. Pizza tastes good regardless of your status. The best of life exists beyond the things we are encouraged to crave." ~ Matt Haig
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Permalink Reply by Westerly_2 on
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2 thumbs up
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"Like when you sit in front of a fire in winter—you are just there in front of the fire. You don’t have to be smart or anything. The fire warms you." —Desmond Tutu
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