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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“You don’t suffer because you have thoughts. You suffer because you judge them, resist them, believe them, wallow in them, or identify with them.” ~Unknown
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This is a summary drawn from the moral from the Buddha's parable of the second arrow.
https://grandrapidstherapygroup.com/second-arrow-of-suffering/#:~:t...
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This is a summary of the moral from the Buddha's Parable of the Second Arrow.
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Every person is a world to explore – Thich Nhat Hanh
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"It is we ourselves who rule our own lives, because we have the power to decide on doing good or doing evil. No one else does these for us." ~ Ajahn Chah
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"I admire people who could've turned cold after everything they've been through but still continue to love people anyway. There's strength in that." ~ Tiny Buddha
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"All day long we’re bombarded with ideas to be happier/reminders that other people already are. This just makes us feel guilty when what we really need is to accept how we feel & take good care of ourselves." ~ Tiny Buddha
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If you're not confused, you're not paying attention. ~ Tom Peters
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"Oh the house of denial has thick walls
and very small windows
and whoever lives there, little by little,
will turn to stone."
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