Wednesday 6 July 2016
Tuesday 18 August 2015
Rest your mind in your feet
Bring your attention to the soles of your feet. Take a few moments to notice sensations there. Let your attention rest in the sensations. Try this next time you are angry or worried or someone is trying to put you under pressure.
Saturday 15 August 2015
What was the 'now' is already a memory
To appreciate the importance of mindfulness, remember that "'Every situation is a passing memory.' We went for a walk this morning, but now it is a memory … Just a few moments ago, you were standing in the hall, and now it is a memory. But then it was so real."
Pema Chodron, Start where you are, quoted in The Daily Bell
Tuesday 4 August 2015
Troubling thoughts - are they true?
When a thought is troubling you, it can be helpful to ask: Is this thought really true? What is it costing me to believe this? How would it be if I didn't believe it?
~ Daily Bell (based on The Work by Byron Katie.)
Saturday 1 August 2015
Mindfulness: More quiet awareness, less self-talk
Notice the distinction between talking to yourself ("Here's what I should have said," "How dare they," "I'm such an idiot") and awareness. Awareness doesn't make speeches: it's quiet. Try to spend more time in quiet awareness and less time talking to yourself.
Wednesday 22 July 2015
Accepting today
If there is something about today that you don't like but can do nothing about, try accepting this fact rather than fighting it in your mind.
Monday 13 July 2015
Something more interesting? Try this moment
The assumption that you could be doing something more interesting right now can make you miss out on the actual experience of living in this moment. Take the time to become aware of what's going on around you in the moment before you escape into distraction.
~ Daily Bell
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