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 Aggie on
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According to a 19th century legend, the Truth and the Lie meet one day. The Lie says to the Truth: "It's a marvellous day today"! The Truth looks up to the skies and sighs, for the day was really beautiful. They spend a lot of time together, ultimately arriving beside a well. The Lie tells the Truth: "The water is very nice, let's take a bath together!" The Truth, once again suspicious, tests the water and discovers that it indeed is very nice. They undress and start bathing. Suddenly, the Lie comes out of the water, puts on the clothes of the Truth and runs away. The furious Truth comes out of the well and runs everywhere to find the Lie and to get her clothes back. The World, seeing the Truth naked, turns its gaze away, with contempt and rage.
The poor Truth returns to the well and disappears forever, hiding therein, its shame. Since then, the Lie travels around the world, dressed as the Truth, satisfying the needs of society, because, the World, in any case, harbours no wish at all to meet the naked Truth. -
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Permalink Reply by Westerly_2 on
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Aha! Nicely put.
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Permalink Reply by PartTimeBrewer on
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"Wisdom says we are nothing. Love says we are everything. Between these two, our life flows." ~ Jack Kornfield
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"The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live." ~ Flora Whittemore
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Ever feel like you're trapped in a revolving door? For me that's a sign of inattention.
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The thinking mind, unconstrained, always wants to forge ahead, or else lag behind. Try to remain in the moment. ~ paraphrased from Osho
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Kinda like walking a beagle on a leash.
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"You will not solve lack by getting more. You will solve lack by recognizing abundance where you once saw lack." ~ Alan Cohen
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"There are two kinds of suffering. There is the suffering you run away from, which follows you everywhere. And there is the suffering you face directly, and in doing so, become free." ~ Ajahn Chah
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Thank you for this
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"The biggest barrier to happiness is the picture in our heads of how things are 'supposed' to be." ~ Everyday Happiness
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"There is a difference between what is happening and the stories that you are telling yourself about what is happening." ~ Everyday Happiness
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