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How To Find Inner Peace In Your Life
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At a time of year when many people have been busy making New Year resolutions, others such as myself have made just one, and that is to be mindful in everything I do. The question is; what exactly is mindfulness?
‘Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us.’
The above quote comes courtesy of ‘Mindful.org,’ which goes into great detail about what it is all about.
For me, it is all about living in the moment and giving your full attention to your body and mind. Forget about the past and the future, neither of which actually exist, or if they do it is only in your mind. Simply deal with the now, and now, and now….
Like everybody else, I spent far too much time and energy on certain things and not enough on others, things that were and are, far more important than what is happening around the world.
For example, as with many others, I really got caught up in the election for President and became quite deeply affected by it. In the end, I had to cut the time I was spending reading all about it on the internet. Almost without realising it, I reached the point where I began to forget to do things essential to my…