Mindfulness

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              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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“We tend to think of life as a long journey, but life is a succession of small moments. If we notice them, the ‘doing’ of life can become less of an automatic chore and more of a conscious engagement with our hearts and the world around us.”

~  THE MINDFULNESS PROJECT

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"Even on the afternoons when the struggle is real, remind yourself that it always feels better to be exhausted from little bits of effort, learning, and growth, than it does to be tired of doing absolutely nothing."

~  Marc and Angel Chernoff

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Mindful meditation is a process that leads us to actively construct the courage to face our pain rather than passively wish it away.

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If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another. ~ Tenzin Gyatso

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"Sharing how you feel and what’s real for you may be scary...But every time you hold back the truth, you make fear more important than love.This is why the depth of your ability to love will always be mirrored by your ability to be honest." ~Mark Groves

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"Need is a story you tell yourself. It’s a lie that causes you pain and separates you from yourself. It’s a wanting what is not that separates you from what is."
~ Byron Katie

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"But listen to me. For one moment quit being sad. Hear blessings dropping their blossoms around you."
~ Rumi

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"The real glow up is when you stop waiting to turn into some perfect version of yourself and consciously enjoy being who you are in the present."  ~  Tiny Buddha

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“I practice meditation so that I can notice the small purple flowers by the roadside that we otherwise miss.”
-Anagarika Munindra

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"Minimalism is not about having less. It’s about making room for more of what matters.” ~Unknown

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"And remember, patience is not about waiting, it is the ability to maintain a positive outlook while working hard for what you believe in."  ~  Marc and Angel Chernoff

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"Meeting as a friend each concept that arose turned out to be my freedom. That’s where The Work begins and ends— in me. The Work says, “Love it all, exactly as it is.”  ~   Byron Katie