Mindfulness Empowers You to Enjoy the Present, Be fully alive right now regardless of circumstances.
There are 2 aspects to mindfulness, one is the meditation, done while sitting for a period of time and focusing on the breathing. The other is being mindful all day and night regardless of what you are doing. It enables you to think out of the box, because you drop all your preconceptions that normally define your thoughts. In this state you can get creative ideas, but that is not the purpose of it. The purpose is to be relaxed in your everyday life, i.e. stress reduction.
Stress is known by medical professionals to play a giant part in illness and disease. In fact, disease is dis-ease, not being at ease. Mindfulness is being at ease, even if something challenging is taking place. You could be in a fender bender, stuck in traffic, taking a test…doesn’t matter. All these times it is quite possible to be mindful. This is done by stepping outside yourself. When you get a feeling of tension or anger or stress, being mindful of your own feelings and reactions, you notice that feeling. Then you decide that you would rather remain calm and release the intense negative feeling.
Being mindful you are able to respond to any event with composure. The key distinction here is that you still have REACTIONS, like anyone - fear, tension, worry…but you manage them differently when you’re mindful. You ACCEPT your reactions rather than judging or ignoring or justifying them. Mindfulness practitioners believe that you are not your feelings; you hold no blame for suddenly having a feeling. You simply acknowledge it, then it defuses - it is only by denying or feeling bad about the feeling that causes it to fester and escalate - clouding your thinking and ability to carry on with your day, doing your best at whatever you need to do.
The great thing about mindfulness is that it gives you the ability to respond with wisdom and remain calm, regardless of what happens.
