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Originally Posted by Moodswing
Mindfulness is not meditation. It is just being in the present with no judgement. My ruminating thoughts and looping memories were so bad I had to start out with talking out loud what I was doing. "I am opening the car door, I am putting the keys in the ignition, I am opening the garage door, I am turning the car on............you get the idea. I could only handle this for 30 seconds at a time. Eventual I could do it for longer. It was enough to give my brain a chance to rest until I noticed there were more times I was naturally in the moment and had no flashing memories.
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hmmm. i kind of like that idea because i almost never live just in the present--except when i am at work. can't help but be mindful of hte present when you are working with toddlers
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Originally Posted by mandazzle
I have been practicing mindfulness for a few years now and it has really helped a lot. I hope you will find it helpful as well!
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love your avatar and profile summary at the bottom of your post. I would love to be in a
with Mariska.
Do you think mindfulness will help you become aware of what you are feeling in any given moment. I've gotten this as homework assignments, and fail miserably because I will stop and think "how am i feeling?" and then my mind is blank. I dont know. That used to happen all the time if people asked me my opinion on stuff that i cared about. i just went blank and said "i dont know."
It also happened all the time when my aunt asked me what i wanted to drink when i was over at her house, and EVERY SINGLE TIME i would shrug and say "i don't know," when i did have a preference! And she was not threatening about it and kept saying "well whatever you choose is fine," and meant it. i think i always stuck with either water or if they suggested soda, i'd take that.