Bring your attention into this moment
By noticing the next 3 breaths
image by M. Lee Freedman
“Our bodies are always in the present. Our sensory data continually reports whether our current experience (either inside or outside of ourselves) is perceived as good or bad for us. If an experience is initially felt as positive we tend to move toward it, if aversive we tend to move away. Experiences we find neutral may escape our conscious awareness altogether. These tendencies are often the first step into our habitual reactions of clinging, avoidance, rumination, or anxiety depending on the nature of what is showing up.
Mindfulness is the awareness that emerges from intentionally training to regulate our attention and affect and a willingness to encounter, at least temporarily, whatever is arising so we can come to fully know our direct experience. Why develop this capacity? Because we can then choose to de-fuse or get some distance from difficult thoughts and feelings that may often overwhelm, or in which we become immersed. We can make more skillful choices about how to respond to life challenges and disturbing emotional states.”
-Dr. Patricia Rockman
(excerpt from post “Dealing With Difficulty”)
to read the full post, please follow this link:http://www.mindfulnessstudies.com/blog/page/15/
Wishing you peace of mind amidst challenges today
Lee
M. Lee Freedman, MD,CM, FRCP(C)
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