Mindfulness
Last night, I watched an excellent piece on 60 Minutes by Anderson Cooper about Mindfulness.
Mindfulness meditation is just another of the many forms of meditation. I prefer to think of it as the ultimate goal of my meditations.
I enter into my daily meditations usually with a specific intention or two, in mind. I set the intention for the meditation – what I wish to examine or accomplish or what I wish to embed in my psyche. But after I’ve gone through the steps of my meditation for weight loss, wellness, blessings and healing for others, abundance in health, love and finance, the real joy of my meditation is the final step for me – the mindfulness period. During this time, you’re not trying to get from point A to point B. You just are.
For me, it is a blissful state, where I am able to just ‘be’ with no pressure, no agenda, no worries. I finish my daily meditation refreshed and eager to move forward with my day. Since I’ve been meditating daily, without fail, I rarely get angry in traffic as I once did, I am not as frustrated with humans. Note I said ‘as frustrated’. I’m still frustrated. I just don’t get to the point that I allow it to ruin my whole day.
And while the political atmosphere in this country is rancid right now, with racism, hate, ignorance and greed fighting for daily attention, I am not quite as angry about ‘them’ as I once was. As a peaceful person, it is difficult for me to ignore those who harm others with their political acts, their hate-filled speech and actions and their financially driven need to poison our population with toxic foods. The truth is, we all create our own consequences in life and those who harm others will themselves suffer the effects of their hate-drive or greedy choices. It’s just a shame that others have to suffer as well. For that reason, we are adamant about making informed choices for our lives, our pets, our food and our home.
Mindfulness has become part of my center now. I think more clearly and come up with inventive and creative ideas more readily. I am able to connect to my pets and my husband on a more spiritual level and feel I am far more compassionate about others.
It doesn’t take a lot of time. You can do this in a matter of 15 minutes or can go on for hours. I urge you all to give it a try!