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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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Lastly, I want to point out the risk of contradiction that occurs when trying to mix insights from different religious traditions. The Serenity Prayer invokes an external power whereas the Buddha looked for strength from within. Your choice, no pressure.

"My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return."  ~  Maya Angelou

"When you tell yourself that you shouldn't be having this experience or that you shouldn't be feeling this way, you place yourself in conflict with reality."  ~  Everyday Mindfulness

To pretend that you should not be obliged to feel some sort of emotional pain is to portray yourself as a victim of circumstances. Better to explore that negative sensation for whatever lesson it is providing that to sit, brooding on a platform of victimhood.

"What you project on a situation tends to be what you get back. If you project hostility, expect hostility in return. If you project patience and love, you can expect them in return too."  ~  Daily Zen

"The more you love, the more you live. You might not live longer, but you'll live fuller. You'll live a richer, more rewarding life."  ~  B. D. Schiers

Actually there's pretty good clinical evidence that statistically speaking, people who express love do live longer as well.

"A Zen koan says: "Step by step, in the dark, if my foot's not wet it found the stone." You don't have to have all the answers, or carry the weight of the world. Just show up, take a step, and see what's there. And you're not alone. We're all in the dark, taking steps together."  ~  Jason Garner

You can treat your life as if it was an exam in school. But remember, you can't copy from anyone else's paper. Everyone has a different question.

"We can't be present and run our story line at the same time."  ~  Pema Chodron

"Its only our story that keeps us from knowing that we always have what we need."  ~  Byron Katie

"Just be, and enjoy being."  ~  Eckhart Tolle

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