This series is about choices. For every thought, feeling, circumstance, we can choose how to respond. Mindfulness is about noticing the choices we make. I get a physical pain, I lose my job, someone criticizes me, my anxiety is overwhelming, the doctor gives me not so great news, what do I DO with IT?
I could just notice it.
I could ignore it.
I could cover it up.
I could try to get rid of it.
I could erase it.
I could exaggerate it.
I could judge it.
I could be kind to it.
I could change it.
I could deny it.
I could play with it.
I could repeat it.
I could feel it.
I could give it some space.
I could tell a story about it.
I could tell a different story about it.
I could just love it.
This article originally appeared in Mindfulness Made Easy, a blog that offers simple explanations, animations and visual art by Deb Koffman to understand 'mindfulness'.
On Jan 27, 2015 Anne wrote:
How relevant this is to my life right now! Instead of doing any of the things to "it" (what has been placed in front of me) loving it is the most effective thing that I can do, Realizing that I have no power but to love and ACCEPT what I have been given. You get out what you put in. So put in love to it and receive love.
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