Make a list of what is really important to you. Embody it.
JON KABAT-ZINNMindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.
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Writing can be an incredible mindfulness practice.
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We must be willing to encounter darkness and despair when they come up and face them, over and over again if need be, without running away or numbing ourselves in the thousands of ways we conjure up to avoid the unavoidable.
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Meditation is simply about being yourself and know about who that is.
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You are only here now; you’re only alive in this moment.
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Practice moment to moment non-judgemental awareness.
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Healing is a coming to terms with things as they are, rather than struggling to force them to be as they once were, or as we would like them to be, to feel secure or to have what we sometimes think of as our own way.
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It is indeed a radical act of love just to sit down and be quiet for a time by yourself.
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Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.
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Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.
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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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If we are honest with ourselves, most of us will have to admit that we live out our lives in an ocean of fear.
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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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Note that this journey is uniquely yours, no one else’s. So the path has to be your own. You cannot imitate somebody else’s journey and still be true to yourself. Are you prepared to honor your uniqueness in this way?
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You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.
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Mindful parenting is the hardest job on the planet, but it’s also one that has the potential for the deepest kinds of satisfactions over the life span, and the greatest feelings of interconnectedness and community and belonging.
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