The Art of Mindfulness
Earlier this year, a friend recommended that I read Frazzled by Ruby Wax.

When the book was recommended part of me thought “Been there done that!”. I quickly discovered that Ruby has written Frazzled with brutal with regards to her bouts of depression. I found the book, and her stories humbling. I also found the brain scans interesting and her sense of humour blinking hilarious!
I was reluctant about the book; as I simply don’t see myself as frazzled, in fact, rather the opposite. However, I quickly began to realise that yes I have been frazzled, really quite substantially, and actually frazzled hand-in-hand with stress and a deep dark feeling of being out of control. Total sadness. Not nice.
A couple of years prior, when I was at my most frazzled, and the darkness had definitely descended, I sought out a local CBT Councillor; what a life changing experience. She gave me the tools to cope, including practicing mindfulness and meditation (although I’m rather bad about finding time for meditating).

One of Rubys many suggestions was to keep a photo diary, a mindful picture a day.
A reminder of how lucky we are, how grateful we should be for such a beautiful world.
Here’s an example of my Mindful collection on Instagram #Mindfulelle
I’m grateful to the friend who recommended Rubys book.
