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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"You will never regret the times you stopped to listen to a loved one, or put down your phone to be present, or paused to notice something beautiful, or made an effort to be kind. This is the good stuff. Don’t miss it." ~Nanea Hoffman

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"Sadness doesn't mean you're broken. It means you're suffering, and that's human. You don't need to 'fix' your sadness. You need to respect and embrace it." ~ Tiny Buddha

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"When we become too certain or fixed upon any given label, we restrict our chance to experience life’s vast array of surprises and opportunities."

~ Elaine Smookler

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"There are two types of anger. One type arises out of compassion; that kind of anger is useful. Anger that is motivated by compassion or a desire to correct social injustice, and does not seek to harm the other person, is a good anger that is worth having." — The Dalai Lama

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“In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.” - Buddha Project

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"The secret of the enjoyment of pleasure is to know when to stop. Man doesn't learn this secret easily, but to shun pleasure altogether is cowardly avoidance of a difficult job. For we have to learn the art of enjoying things because they are impermanent."

~ AlanWattsDaily

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"You are alive. Act like it. Go outside. Hit the gym. Call a friend. Climb a mountain. Run until you can’t. Lose your phone. Find yourself." ~Unknown

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""There is a freedom when we accept that things change."

~ Jack Kornfield

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"When you let go, you create space for better things to enter your life.”

~ Josh Bulriss

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"You have to take responsibility for the path. No one else and nothing else can do it for you. If you try to throw away all notions of desire, striving, and your role in doing the path, the path won’t get done." — Thanissaro Bikhu

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"If you hold on to the past, it will cloud your future. Focus on the present and all it has to give, instead of what yesterday took away."
~ Josh Bulriss