I think you broke down mindfulness so well here. Aside from feeling relief, I think it's an incredible practice to focus and strengthen the mind. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you so much for sharing this article in the comments. It is so fitting and synchronous. Every time you said thoughtful. My brain read it as thoughtFULL. I am thoughtFULL person too in addition to the other definition you described, compassionate person.
This is why meditation/mindfulness in a non traditional sense is so important for me. It is a way to slow my mind down and deprogram it from wanting to multitask which is something honed for many years. I have moved away from moving so fast/hustling and people/relationships/societal constructs that trigger me to move in that way.
This post was a great breakdown! Maybe consider resharing it in one of your notes.
Thank you, Badiana, for the thoughtful comment. Sometimes I’m not sure that people appreciate me commenting on their posts mentioning one of mine. I only do it for what seems to be relevant. Glad you could relate.
I love so many things in this essay. I love the framing of being a thoughtful person - such positive framing for an anxious or neurodivergent mind. I also love how you described mindfulness as applying intentional thought, something we can do at any given moment, brinding meditative moments through our awareness and thoughtfulness - not necessarily absence of thought. Lovely. 🤎
Definitely not absence of thought. But a focused mind that in turn relaxes the body. Blocking out the many thoughts and choosing the one that serves us best to focus on.
I think you broke down mindfulness so well here. Aside from feeling relief, I think it's an incredible practice to focus and strengthen the mind. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you. I try to demystify and simplify concepts, especially concepts that help us be better.
Thank you so much for sharing this article in the comments. It is so fitting and synchronous. Every time you said thoughtful. My brain read it as thoughtFULL. I am thoughtFULL person too in addition to the other definition you described, compassionate person.
This is why meditation/mindfulness in a non traditional sense is so important for me. It is a way to slow my mind down and deprogram it from wanting to multitask which is something honed for many years. I have moved away from moving so fast/hustling and people/relationships/societal constructs that trigger me to move in that way.
This post was a great breakdown! Maybe consider resharing it in one of your notes.
Thank you, Badiana, for the thoughtful comment. Sometimes I’m not sure that people appreciate me commenting on their posts mentioning one of mine. I only do it for what seems to be relevant. Glad you could relate.
I love so many things in this essay. I love the framing of being a thoughtful person - such positive framing for an anxious or neurodivergent mind. I also love how you described mindfulness as applying intentional thought, something we can do at any given moment, brinding meditative moments through our awareness and thoughtfulness - not necessarily absence of thought. Lovely. 🤎
Definitely not absence of thought. But a focused mind that in turn relaxes the body. Blocking out the many thoughts and choosing the one that serves us best to focus on.