Everyday Mindfulness

Hi,

Welcome to the forum.

I look forward to seeing what you share

Vicky

Meditation is not about having a blissful time on the mat/bench/cushion. It's about being with what is in the present moment. This is so true. I think every meditation experience is different. When I first tried meditating I thought I was doing it wrong and that I had to achieve a quiet mind. I did...

Hello iameatingfruit

Welcome to the forum

Everyone is very friendly here and happy to help when they can.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Vicky

Would mindfulness help me to learn to sleep through the vibration of my bed? Or help me get back to sleep? ...Part of the problem is that I get angry with it as it is every single morning. Hi Amethyst It is unlikely that mindfulness will help you sleep, but it may help with dealing with your feelin...

Firstly, thank you Jon for sending me your document.

Secondly, thank you Gareth for sharing the quote about listening. It is spot on. Being a good listener is quite an art - one that I am working on!

That's wonderful Mybubble.

It is amazing how long and peaceful evenings can be without TV.

Hi DJLSFC, Jon's advice to leave this meditation for the moment sounds wise. What I would say is that through regular meditation practice you become more in tune with your difficult feelings as they arise in your day to day activities. When these difficult feelings arise naturally in the course of e...

Hi Jon, That is wonderful quote. Thank you for sharing it :) I would love to hear any more you have. Being a bookworm, I would be interested to know where the quotes come from because I am always on the look out for interesting new reading material. Also, although I am on Twitter, I think there is a...

Thanks Peter. It's much easier to navigate now.

Thanks for sharing the poem. It is very apt. Funnily enough, I taught one of my children about mindfulness by explaining that anger is like a monster inside of him that grows when you feed it angry thoughts. It is wonderful that you stuck with your mindful practice and have benefited from it :) Vicky