Too much of the education system orients students toward becoming better thinkers, but there is almost no focus on our capacity to pay attention and cultivate awareness.
JON KABAT-ZINNMeditation is really a non-doing. It is the only human endeavor I know of being where you already are.
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Make a list of what is really important to you. Embody it.
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There are a lot of different ways to talk about mindfulness, but what it really means is awareness.
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Mindfulness is not about getting anywhere else.
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This is something called “walking meditation.” The goal is to learn to be aware of each and every movement and feeling. I know it seems ridiculous, but it does change the way you experience walking.
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Just watch this moment, without trying to change it at all. What is happening? What do you feel? What do you see? What do you hear?
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The little things? The little moments? They aren’t little.
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Practice sharing the fullness of your being, your best self, your enthusiasm, your vitality, your spirit, your trust, your openness, above all, your presence. Share it with yourself, with your family, with the world.
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When you pay attention to boredom it gets unbelievably interesting.
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In letting go of wanting something special to occur, maybe we can realize that something special is already occurring.
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Writing can be an incredible mindfulness practice.
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Mindfulness is about love and loving life. When you cultivate this love, it gives you clarity and compassion for life, and your actions happen in accordance with that.
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See if you can give yourself gifts that may be true blessings, such as self-acceptance , or some time each day with no purpose. Practice feeling deserving enough to accept these gifts without obligation – to simply receive from yourself, and from the universe.
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Practice moment to moment non-judgemental awareness.
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The real meditation is how you live your life.
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No one can listen to your body for you. To grow and heal, you have to take responsibility for listening to it yourself.
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