You know that feeling you get when you fall off the horse? The frustration and maybe even a little disgust with yourself for not keeping up with the good habits you know serve you. Well maybe there’s a good reason for falling off. Maybe it’s exactly what you needed!?
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“How can this be true?” you ask.
Well let me do some explaining…
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I DARE YOU…take the leap into mindfulness.
Earlier today I was reading a great article in Mindful magazine titled Out Of The Box by Michael Krass and Lever Rukhur (April 2016 edition). The gist of the article is that we can meditate anywhere.
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Unfortunately, I’ve come to understand that many of us have the impression, that the only way to practice mindfulness or meditation, is in a quiet room on a puffy pillow.
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Have you had a day where that inner critic just won’t ease up? The one that says everything you’re doing is wrong . It tells you incessantly that whatever you are working on will never be up to snuff, and you know it. Or even better, how about the sky is absolutely, without a doubt, falling, and we are all going to die – TODAY.
That’s the day that I’m having. For no real reason in particular. And of course, in the midst of all this, my anxiety is rising at lightning speed.
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I know you’ve had days when inspiration is no where to be found. You’re totally on autopilot. Living life just to get it done for the day. Yep… life gets mundane sometimes. What’s worse, is when you find your boring patterns turning into habits. Habits that lack feeling, fun and most of all inspiration.
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But the good news is that inspiration isn’t actually as hard to find as you might think. A little thought shift here, a little activity change there and PRESTO – inspiration is back. Whew!!
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Being present can be easy. And do you remember the benefits? More peace, clarity, focus and happiness. I mean hello! Who doesn’t want that? It’s not an add to your to-do list or even an added mental chore. Instead, it’s a new way of experiencing what you are doing everyday anyhow.
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Below I share a few simple practices that you can use to create a new mindfulness that will blend beautifully with your average day. So keep reading.
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