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Mindfulness Moves Us Outside Thoughts

 

Our lives are full of distractions pulling us first one way and then another. Phones, friends, bosses, traffic, kids, food, TV and on and on. What might surprise you is that while most of these distractions are just happening outside of ourselves the biggest distraction is happening inside ourselves. The biggest distraction is our thoughts.

Here is something to think on, why on earth would I have a picture of a coffee cup on a page about mindfulness? 

What is Our Reality 

The only reality we have access to is "Now". This moment that surrounds us like tin foil wrapped around an ear of corn sitting in the camp fire cooking away. The ear of corn is just cooking, nothing else. Think about it and you just might get a sense of what mindfulness is all about.

If you take a class in mindfulness the teacher just might hand you a raisin and ask you to put it on your tongue and close your eyes. Let the texture and taste of that raisin become your focus for a couple of minutes. What do you taste and feel and what are your thinking right at that moment?

Sure it may seem flaky and maybe even stupid but what the exercise is all about is shifting your awareness outside its everyday attention. Once you realize your can focus outside of your everyday cares and worries you open up a huge opportunity to see reality as it is.

Mindfulness on Amazon 

Guided Mindfulness Meditation (Guided Mindfulness)

Guided Mindfulness Meditation (Guided Mindfulness)

by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Amazon Price: $19.77 (as of 07/09/2008)

The Miracle of Mindfulness

The Miracle of Mindfulness

by Thich Nhat Hanh

Amazon Price: $11.20 (as of 07/09/2008)

Mindfulness in Plain English, Updated and Expanded Edition

Mindfulness in Plain English, Updated and Expanded Edition

by Bhante H. Gunaratana

Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 07/09/2008)

Calming Your Anxious Mind: How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Free You from Anxiety, Fear, and Panic

Calming Your Anxious Mind: How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Free You from Anxiety, Fear, and Panic

by Jeffrey Brantley

Amazon Price: (as of 07/09/2008)

Mindfulness for Beginners

Mindfulness for Beginners

by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 07/09/2008)

More Mindfulness on Amazon 

Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

by Thich Nhat Hanh

Amazon Price: $10.20 (as of 07/09/2008)

Mindfulness and Psychotherapy

Mindfulness and Psychotherapy

Amazon Price: $32.00 (as of 07/09/2008)

Meditation for Optimum Health: How to Use Mindfulness and Breathing to Heal Your Body and Refresh Your Mind

Meditation for Optimum Health: How to Use Mindfulness and Breathing to Heal Your Body and Refresh Your Mind

by Andrew Weil, Jon Kabat-Zinn

Amazon Price: $16.47 (as of 07/09/2008)

Mindfulness

Mindfulness

by Ellen J. Langer

Amazon Price: $10.85 (as of 07/09/2008)

Momfulness: Mothering with Mindfulness, Compassion, and Grace

Momfulness: Mothering with Mindfulness, Compassion, and Grace

by Denise Roy

Amazon Price: $10.17 (as of 07/09/2008)

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