07/28/2020
Being in the Present Moment Guide: Practicing Regularly
😀 Meditation-set aside 15-20 minutes once or twice a day to sit undisturbed. The idea is to concentrate on your breath in some manner to allow your thoughts to pass out of your consciousness. It's pretty hard to do, that's why they call it practice. But the idea is to bring yourself back to present consciousness and allow whatever comes up in your thoughts and feelings to drift away. At the very least, you are giving yourself a time-out from your daily routine and that, for many of us, is a gift in itself.
😀 Mindfulness practice-another way to bring awareness to whatever you 're doing. Even if it's too time-consuming to do this for many of the activities you do during the day, stop for one or two activities to be totally present. That could be going for a walk after dinner, or a morning jog, or it could be doing the dishes. The aim is to be fully involved in every aspect of the operation. Instead of thinking a thousand thoughts and doing your job by rote, put your full awareness to every aspect of what you 're doing. Give it the time and effort it needs. See the value of everything you do.
😀 Set a goal-why are you doing anything other than the fact that you have to? By setting a goal, you 're stating why this action is important and giving it meaning.