The Daily Mind
Daily Steps To Mindful Living
When you lay eyes on your newborn child for the first time, or traveling, you come upon a majestic mountain jutting into the clouds, or a million twinkling stars in the limitless expanse of the night sky – that indescribable, reverential feeling that engulfs you at that moment is awe. [Read more…] about Why Cultivating Awe Is Good For You
Originally posted on April 25, 2018 @ 11:00 am
In developing mindfulness in people, hobbies are not what usually come to mind. But to the popular and tried-and-true methods– meditation, yoga – for building a mindful disposition, psychologists and analysts have found that hobbies are a great tool, too. [Read more…] about Use Your Hobbies to Develop Mindfulness
Originally posted on April 23, 2018 @ 11:13 am
You’ve all heard about compassion – that laudable trait of feeling the sufferings of other people and wanting to help them – and the hows and whys of practicing and preaching it. But self-compassion is in a somewhat different category. It conveys a hint of negativity – if you are self-compassionate, you run the risk of thinking too highly of yourself. So you go the opposite direction and think you’re not good enough or smart enough or pretty/handsome enough. [Read more…] about What You Know About Self-Compassion Is Probably Wrong, Here’s Why
Originally posted on April 20, 2018 @ 11:00 am
Resilience, the ability to rebound from severe adverse experiences and resume competent functioning, is one common trait of successful and happy people.
[Read more…] about Why Having Resilience Will Make You More Successful and Happy
Originally posted on April 18, 2018 @ 11:00 am
Chronic anger is that feeling of persistent animosity that prevails beyond the normally accepted emotional span. It is hostility that lingers in your heart and mind, and like a gangrenous ulcer, it eats away at your core and destroys your physical and psychological well-being. [Read more…] about Chronic Anger: Its Consequences and How to Manage It
Originally posted on April 11, 2018 @ 11:00 am
Rejection. Betrayal. Shattered dreams.
It’s a rare being who hasn’t or won’t experience one or the other in a lifetime. They are life’s trials that can make us stronger or break us down. Breaking down is normal. What it shouldn’t be is permanent. Learn to forgive the person who has hurt you by being mindful.
Minor irritations are easy to get over with, like the driver who cuts you off in traffic, or the rude sales clerk. It’s the soul-crushing incidents that linger in your heart and mind that leave you feeling hurt, angry, and vengeful. A partner who deceives you, a co-worker who maligns you to get that promotion, a friend you thought would have your back when you needed them. Even more horrible, it could be a stranger who has assaulted you or a loved one, with disastrous or even fatal consequences. [Read more…] about Mindfulness as a Tool for Forgiveness
Originally posted on March 5, 2018 @ 11:00 am
