Experiencing mindfulness is about right now at this moment, being aware of just being. There’s no need to go into a deep trance at a hot yoga studio, as mindfulness can be performed as you walk, when cooking, driving, etc.
Mindfulness has recently become a current topic and on trend. Some describe it as the basic awareness of human ability, to be fully present of where you are and what you’re doing, this regardless of what that may be. It’s not some type of mystical meditation or a religion, as anyone can practice it.
It’s more actually a way of being, this in where we experience clear concise awareness of thinking at this moment, the current moment to the very next moment. These thoughts and experiences of the present, in a way that’s accepting, receptive, and never judgmental.
To Harness The Mind
The mind of most humans tends to wander, as jumping to conclusions is the only mental exercise some people take. Some have attention deficits, bouncing from one distraction to another in rapid fashion, this within seconds.
Living our life subjects us to a myriad of disturbances along with sensory stimulation, the tendency to experience, thinking that we’ll miss out on something, which splinters our attention spans. Once this happens, we feel incomplete, nincompoops, fragmented, like something’s amiss.
What we’re missing is a sense of completeness, wholeness. If we’re not completely present with our experiences, we feel we’re not all there, then there’s an instinct to look for something more, or someone to help us feel more fulfilled.
Once we experience wholeness, there’s a connection with the world, we feel at peace, a bond with others, ourselves, and the universe. If we don’t experience this, then we often conclude that we’re void of something, and then search to find it.
We go out on a mission, this by pursuing money or material objects, better relationships, or external sensory pleasures such as alcohol, anything that we think will provide the tonic, a cure for the distressing feelings of discontentment.
Bridging By Becoming Mindful
What most are now discovering is that it just needs practice, follow the road map to become more mindful, which offers a direct passage to the exact experiences that we want.
For some who do so however, may also be disappointed with the mindfulness practice, this since their expectations won’t always be met. Becoming mindful is more about being present and aware with one’s experiences, whatever that may be at the moment.
The range of offers and possibilities can be vast, and often infinite. Being complete isn’t also necessarily synonymous with feeling better, as it’s more about being acute with whatever is present in our range of experiences. It’s more about awareness than a result.
Mindfulness And Our Relationships
Mindfulness is closely connected to our relationships because to feel complete, what we seek out are partners, whether temporary or permanent, since we’re out on a quest for feeling wholeness, or to distract ourselves from feelings of loneliness.
The intense sensations along with the strong emotional activation which a relationship can provide, is the distraction from those unpleasant feelings that we want to lose, while these relationships also fulfills our need for connection.
What mindfulness brings when it comes to our romantic partnerships, is the capacity of becoming more open to the full range of experiences that each other brings to the table. This mutual reinforcement enhances the ability for full and complete engagement, which is the foundation of any relationship.
To Become More Mindful
These activities, the practice of mindfulness can be performed alone as well, or in a group setting. Mindfulness can and should be practiced during and within the context of everyday life, as the principles needs to be applied when we’re living life, such as at work or at home.
Begin by just slowing down the mind and heart, and then remind yourself to pay closer attention to what you’re doing, the experience that you’re going through, this once you begin to notice your mind starting to get erratic.
So when interrupting all of the frantic mind chatter, this with a conscious reminder to slow down, become aware, check in, this by taking a few deep breaths, can do is provide immediate effective relief from all those anxious and obsessive thoughts.
Mindfulness Begins Now
Mindfulness isn’t an escape or an excuse from responsibilities, or the concerns which requires attention, or some type of action from ourselves, but instead a process which enables us to see and act more effectively in our work and our relationships.
For those who are wanting to practice mindfulness, but thinks that they don’t have enough time, then consider there are many who are extremely busy, who finds the time to practice on a daily basis regardless.
Once something becomes a priority in life, then what we’ll manage to do is find time in our busy schedule for it. What living and becoming mindful doesn’t require is us sitting in a distracted state for hours, or adding unneeded burdens into our living.
Just Be Aware
It’s more a matter of practicing the awareness of the present, a consciousness presence with everything that you’re already currently doing. To reach this state, all you need is to engage your mind.
Mindfulness doesn’t mean that you’re getting less done, or forced to take a break from routine, but it’s more the opposite, as it’s just the awareness of realizing what you’re doing.
For many, it’s a difficult process to place into words, this to truly give it the justice that it deserves when attempting to explain how it works, other than indeed it does work. All that you need is to try it yourself, as it’s easier than you think.