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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 drink the poison our minds pour for us and wonder why we feel so sick."  ~  Atticus

"Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it is so dark."  ~  Zen proverb

"Don't get mad at yourself for being depressed. That's where you are. Be compassionate with yourself."   ~  overheard by Danny Penman

"If you don't think every day is a good day, just try missing one."  ~  Calvert Robert

"We can not be present and run through our story-line at the same time."  ~  Pema Chodron

Every time I catch myself "narrating" to myself events as they are unfolding, I realize that I am only experiencing life indirectly, buffered by my mental recitation.

"Of all the words that pour out of our mouths everyday, how many of them are really ours, and how many are patched together from others?"  ~  Haemin Sunim

If I am not paying attention to the sources of what I am saying,  how do I know if I am acting as my own agent or the puppet of someone else?

Application of this principle might encourage more constructive debates in politics and religion.

"The truth you believe and cling to makes you unavailable to hear anything new."  ~  Pema Chodron

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