Saturday, 13 April 2013

Welcome To My Journey

Good Evening All

Welcome to my journey I hope you will join me in this new adventure.  I have recently become very interested in mindfulness and mindful meditation so I started to read about it and tweet about it.  I also started some practices this was all great and I felt linked into my positive thinking.  However, I soon discovered that mindfulness and positive think are two very different things; in fact they are poles apart.

So what is mindfulness? I think the quote below sums it up nicely and more succintly then I could:



Mindfulness is the art of staying in the moment.
Accepting what is.
Because it is already here.
 
(http://mentalhealth.bangor.ac.uk/jan/mindfulness.html)
 
So I guess for me it is all about learning to be at peace with the present moment and accepting that it is what it is.  A simple concept but not always an easy one to get to grips with in everyday life.
 

So why write this blog?

I have decided to write this blog as I have had an incredibly challenging week in which my mindfulness practice went out the window.  Yes, even those of us who practice mindfulness are capable of getting caught up in the moment. I will be putting some formal practice into place using Mark Williams' book Finding Peace in a Frantic World. 
 
This is a normal person's journey through the world of mindfulness.  There is nothing extraordinary about my life.  I am just a person who up until now has been dissatisfied with my lot, occassionally anxious and often depressed.  The difference is I am daring to try!!!
 
I hope you will join me on my journey and maybe even share a little of yours along the way.
 
Stay mindful. 
 
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4 comments:

  1. wilfofhove15 April 2013 at 03:36

    Hi Jen. Great to see that you've started this blog. I very much look forward to following your adventure into mindfulness.

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  2. Anonymous15 April 2013 at 14:07

    Hi Jen

    I like your approach and look forward to following your journey. Writing a journal or blog is a great way of getting the most out of your practice.

    I'm interested in your thoughts about mindfulness and positive thinking - what do you mean by positive thinking? I've found mindfulness is a great help in choosing to have a more positive attitude.

    keep up the good work

    Steve

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    1. Jen17 April 2013 at 04:46

      Thanks Steve. I guess my idea about positive thinking is about changing the way you think about things i.e. moving from negative to positive perspective on them and battling with this to get your brain to think this way.

      However, from what I have read about mindfulness it is about accepting that things are how they are and that this is the starting point for moving forward.

      Would be interested to hear your thoughts.

      Thanks

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