Definition of Mindfulness
Paying Attention in a particular way;
On Purpose;
in the Present Moment;
in a Non-Judgemental Way;
with Compassion!
Ok, I agree – that’s a bit of a mouth full. Let’s break it down and see what this all actually means……
Paying Attention
- Our attention and where we apply it is all that is in our control. Nothing else really is.
- We cannot control whether a thought comes our way or a memory emerges.
- But we can decide whether we want to attend to it or not.
On Purpose
- It is about being deliberate and choosing consciously with a certain degree of awareness.
- You consciously choose what you wish to pay attention to; what is healthy to attend to in this moment.
Present Moment
- Life in always unfolding in the here and now. In this present moment.
- It is only in the now that we can truly connect to and engage with life.
- We miss out a lot of what goes on because we are in our heads.
Non Judgemental Way
- It’s not about liking or disliking the present moment.
- It is not about wanting or not wanting it.
- It is simply about staying with it, witnessing it, connecting to it.
- Non-judgmental acceptance of experience.
- Responses can be skilfully selected choices rather than reactions driven by habitual emotional and physiological behaviour patterns.
With Compassion
- Mindfulness is not a practice of force.
- It is a practice of compassion and gentleness.
- It is a way of bringing the mind to the present without being forceful towards it, without an achievement mindset.
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