Everyday Mindfulness

Just chiming in with you all again after a pause.Finding the faith theme difficult and rather than struggle will continue to next weeks theme and hold the faith idea in the back of my mind. It seems to me nothing is certain and faith in anything is mistaken.Not a bad thing just real.I do know faith ...

Hi all remaining Jotters. I too have been off the case due to a Big birthday. I will catch up by doing days rather than weeks, and this week's focus does not look too irksome. Sorry to hear you have had some difficulties Fee.Hope the task this week helps.

Brillant , thanks for taking the time to let me know about that. I have found it a useful way of processing the JOT stuff and more.... I will see how I go with the book

Hi all, This was another shocker for me, again I had difficulty with summoning recollections of care.I have gone to Paul Gilbert's book on Compassion and doing some of the building a wise compassionate figure created by myself instead of using memories etc as suggested.Hence things are progressing a...

I have had to be away from posting a few weeks, and am still on last weeks finding a good quality, which I have found most surprisingly difficult . I have had to go and canvas a few ideas of good qualities I may have from friends so a bit of a shock with that, that I was unable to generate any ideas...

Sounds like we have had a good time with this, the only down side possibly is meditation leaves me having a fancy for ginger syrup puddings!

I had a spectacular and revelatory start to this topic. I read the chapter diligently, but very familiar with the material in terms of thoughts, and so was not expecting overmuch. However unlike past times when I have dwelt on the positive by thinking this time I allowed my body to take in the exper...

Can you keep me in the loop here, are we changing today to Week 2,do we post week 2 comments here or is that on a separate thread, and if so how can I locate that please?

I tried to find the passage Lyn quoted about procrastination. I have been back to the book to look for it but haven't been able to find it.Could anyone tell me where that is in the book? thanks

yes I have had some social reverberations too. However I am noticing how clumsy I am at this, the mindful way I believe is skillful, and like any practice the first time you use it, it is a dogs dinner, but it gets more smooth and skilful I would think as you feel comfortable with it in your own min...