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Re: [Chat] WTF is Mindfulness?
So we've spoken about what mindfulness is and how we do it, but why is it so important?
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Re: [Chat] WTF is Mindfulness?
@CeeGee I love that, being mindful while doing little things like brushing your teeth. I'm always thinking about something else and my mind is always engaged in something other than the 'Now'. I didn't realise how bad that was, I used to think that it was actually a productive thing.
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Re: [Chat] WTF is Mindfulness?
In group once, they led us through a practice where we examined our hand as if we were explorers who had never seen one before. And while this didn't bother me particularly, a lot of people were quite repulsed. They said it felt like looking at a slab of meat. Which is uh, interesting. It's pretty amazing all the different ways you can engage (and how everyone experiences it so differently)
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@N1ghtW1ng thanks for stopping by @N1ghtW1ng
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Why is it so important?
There are studies that show that people are happiest when they're focused on the present moment and that pretty much does it for me. A lot of mental health problems centre on a lot of rumination about the past and future, so if you're willing, it changes the way you think, feel and ultimately function. For the better.
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My entire life can be described in one sentence: It didn't go as planned and that's okay. ツ
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Why is it important ?
For me it's a way of winding down and reducing stress. I feel like at this age, im so fucssed on my future that I burn myself out and my mind is constantly going. I think mindfulness activities are a good reminder to be in the now.
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Re: [Chat] WTF is Mindfulness?
Why is it important ?
You only get each moment once... i like to appreiciate them as they happen rather than worrying about ones that haven't happened or remembering ones that I can't change (until i finish my time machine).
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