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Old Feb 22, 2016, 11:53 AM
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I do mindfulness a la DBT.

For me, it's about working to be present. You can meditate and be mindful while washing the dishes. For me, I like to go for a walk with music and practice letting my thoughts simply be what they are - like boxes on a conveyor belt that I don't have to unpack. If I'm walking, I'll notice the trees and the sky and the music. Perhaps I'll start to think on something I need to do and I'll note that I'm having a thought about something and then redirect my thoughts back to the trees. Other times I work on memorization. I'm religious so I'll memorize religious texts and consider the words and meditate on them, but other people do poetry or literary texts that matter to them.
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