Mindfulness

[PartTimeBrewer]

              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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A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart. ~ J W von Goethe

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Mindfulness isn't only about being present for the pleasant moments, can we bring an awareness to difficult moments? And how does this change things?" ~ The Mindfulness Project

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"You can fight reality & harbor negative feelings, or you can accept whatever has come into your life & work toward finding a solution. The faster we accept our reality, the faster we can move with the flow of life."  ~  Tiny Buddha

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Anger management is not about anger eradication. It is about using anger as a useful tool rather than being used as a tool by the anger.

"Anger is not transformative, it is initiatory." ~ Ruth King

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"Your feelings aren’t random, they are messengers. And if you want to get anywhere, you need to be able to let them speak to you and tell you what you really need.” ~Brianna Wiest

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"1. You must let the pain visit.
2. You must allow it to teach you.
3. You must not allow it overstay."
~ Ijeoma Umebinyuo

[Jozee]

Yes.

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Clinging is different from healthy desire. It clenches and contracts rather than opens.

But if you let experiences come and go – you feel peaceful and happy. Your mind and body open, and love flows freely, the natural expression of the unclenched heart.
~  Rick Hanson

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"To love someone is to learn the song in their heart and sing it to them when they have forgotten."
~ Arne Garborg

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"You can't save someone who is not willing to participate in their own rescue."  ~  Tiny Buddah

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"I will be too busy working on my own grass to notice if yours is greener."  ~  Marc & Angel Chernoff 

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"We need, above all things, to slow down and get ourselves to amble through life instead of to rush through it."  ~  Alan Watts