Just asked my son of 5, who seemed to be watching with great intrest how his mother was painting the lips of his sister for kings day, what he was thinking about. He immediately answered that he was thinking about his Lego! It surprised me. I really thought he was mindful of/in that moment.
Peter
Five year old with monkey mind
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Happyogababe
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It's good that you asked him, you learned how his mind was working at that time 
What an honest reply.
What an honest reply.'You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf' Jon Kabat Zinn
I'm starting to notice the monkey-mind of my eldest (5) too.
Gareth wrote:I'm starting to notice the monkey-mind of my eldest (5) too.
Yes, which makes one wonder. It's often said that our natural state is one of mindfulness. But that probably all depends on our definition of natural in this context. One could just as easily argue that it is natural to become less mindful.
Peter
Modern life makes mindfulness very difficult to sustain. We're a species biologically designed for the Paleolithic era.
That's true!
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I'm more of a Flintstone era chap, myself. At least that's what I've been told.
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