Everyday Mindfulness

I quite agree with JKZ and many others who have posted. And at times I can be as guilty as the next person for my use of the computer, twitter, facebook or other. Yes we are in a new era being flooded by digital media in a way we could never have comprehended 10 years ago; and yes it can be a great ...

Absolutely agree with SteveE, mindfulness is not about not having thoughts but about just noticing how thw mind works. That it is the nature of the mind to have thoughts, they will always be there to one degree or another. What you can learn is to just observe them , without judgement and when you h...

Absolutely Rara! We are best at knowing what we really need - as long as we are well atuned to ourselves. If you don't look after yourself you will not have the resources or inclinations to do any good for anyone else - whence breeds resentment, intolerance, fear etc...all the unsavoury characterist...

Reply to Gareth and Rara Yes I agree. My background is in Buddhist meditation practices - although no one has ever told me that this practice is from the Taoist tradition. But it's about just being with one focus that feels right to start with, then as you notice other things arising you may choose ...

Yes, I have challenged myself and switched everything off when driving - although got a bit concerned that if I went into that 'space' I could end up having an accident. But the opposite was true. I was more aware of myself, of the road, of the people in the street, of each thing I was doing -as wel...

Hi Not sure I would call your experience as 'multitasking' in this context. Multi tasking to me has rather negative connotations because what it does is fragment the mind: shortening the attention span and actually longer term, leading to more inefficiency rather than efficiency. The quality of focu...