"Mindfulness means moment-to-moment, non-judgmental awareness. It is cultivated by refining our capacity to pay attention, intentionally, in the present moment, and then sustaining that attention over time as best we can. In the process, we become more in touch with our life as it is unfolding."
-- Myla & Jon Kabat-Zinn
Why do we want to become more aware?
If we remain unaware, we: - repeat the past, - remain stuck in relationships, - live superficial, literal and one dimensional lives, - lack experiences of love and beauty, and - have limited connection to others and the universe.
With awareness, we are fully involved with life. Awareness is sensing deeply and sensitively for what really is. To do this, we need to approach the present as totally new. When we can be open and attentive in each moment, we begin to free ourselves from the conditioning of the past and the suffering that it so often brings.
"If moment by moment you can keep your mind clear then nothing will confuse you."
-- Sheng Yen
From Higher Awareness
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i found god in myself/and I loved her/i loved her fiercely--Ntozake Shange
This post is so wonderfully true and exsquisite. I practice daily to become a more aware and accepting person. Of myself, my actions and of those around me.
My life before sobriety was unfullfilling and I felt like the walking dead. The only way I could change that was to choose my spirit first and ego second. Each day I practice that and each day more and more gifts come into my life. Thank you for the post. I find it fantastic and true.
Jo
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I granted myself the gift of sobriety and found my spirit.
