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Originally Posted by brsmurk
then your mind just lets it go with ease? it doesn't uncontrollably pop back in your head just to cause more aggravation?
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Absolutely!!! It took me a year to be able to practice mindfulness for 2 minutes!!
Take a task, like washing up, and concentrate on the heat of the water, the sound of the sponge on the dishes, the smell of the detergent.
If a thought enters your head(and inevitably it will!) observe it without judgement and then saying to yourself "I acknowledge the thought, I gently release it without judgement" and let it go.
Then return to the sensation of the water, the smell of the detergent...... and so on. The idea, or so I think, is to behave without emotion and concentrate on the tactile.......gives the brain a rest.......
The dishes take a while
but this is how my T taught it to me and believe me, it is hard!! So rewarding when you practice it though.........Its like I have some control over mind, not the other way around.
Good luck!!