Daily Mindfulness Tip // Mental Health
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Explain a task (and then participate in it): Take any daily task or chore, such as making coffee, sweeping a room, or watering plants, and break it down into its component steps. Imagine that you would have to explain how to do this to a child or even an alien, and go into minute detail. Now, actually engage in the task or chore, noticing each step and participating in it mindfully
Contemplate how you're connected to all the items around you, your surroundings, all the people in your life and the universe in general.
Original post by Obolinda
Contemplate how you're connected to all the items around you, your surroundings, all the people in your life and the universe in general.
Such an awakening feeling, realising how our existence can affect hose around us.
Relative thinking: Contemplate the upsides and downsides of any judgment without sticking to any conclusions. See how "good" and "bad" depend on the circumstances and are not fixed.
Thank you for all of your mindfulness tips @Obolinda - it's so lovely to see helpful and thoughtful ideas of how to keep mindfulness a part of your daily routine 
Your favorite show: Watch your favorite TV show, paying attention to the small details. Notice what the actors are wearing, how the sets are designed and decorated, and other elaborate details that go into your show.
Start with a string or shoelace that has been tangled and knotted up. Start to untangle and untie the knots. What emotions come up? Frustration? Impatience? Breathe and practice acceptance as you mindfully complete this activity.
Step 1: find a space at a window where there are sights to be seen outside;
Step 2: look at everything there is to see. Avoid labeling and categorizing what you see outside the window; instead of thinking “bird” or “stop sign,” try to notice the colors, the patterns, or the textures;
Step 3: pay attention to the movement of the grass or leaves in the breeze. Notice the many different shapes present in this small segment of the world you can see. Try to see the world outside the window from the perspective of someone unfamiliar with these sights;
Step 4: be observant, but not critical. Be aware, but not fixated;
Step 5: if you become distracted, gently pull your mind away from those thoughts and notice a color or shape again to put you back in the right frame of mind.
Step 2: look at everything there is to see. Avoid labeling and categorizing what you see outside the window; instead of thinking “bird” or “stop sign,” try to notice the colors, the patterns, or the textures;
Step 3: pay attention to the movement of the grass or leaves in the breeze. Notice the many different shapes present in this small segment of the world you can see. Try to see the world outside the window from the perspective of someone unfamiliar with these sights;
Step 4: be observant, but not critical. Be aware, but not fixated;
Step 5: if you become distracted, gently pull your mind away from those thoughts and notice a color or shape again to put you back in the right frame of mind.
Original post by Obolinda
Step 1: find a space at a window where there are sights to be seen outside;
Step 2: look at everything there is to see. Avoid labeling and categorizing what you see outside the window; instead of thinking “bird” or “stop sign,” try to notice the colors, the patterns, or the textures;
Step 3: pay attention to the movement of the grass or leaves in the breeze. Notice the many different shapes present in this small segment of the world you can see. Try to see the world outside the window from the perspective of someone unfamiliar with these sights;
Step 4: be observant, but not critical. Be aware, but not fixated;
Step 5: if you become distracted, gently pull your mind away from those thoughts and notice a color or shape again to put you back in the right frame of mind.
Step 2: look at everything there is to see. Avoid labeling and categorizing what you see outside the window; instead of thinking “bird” or “stop sign,” try to notice the colors, the patterns, or the textures;
Step 3: pay attention to the movement of the grass or leaves in the breeze. Notice the many different shapes present in this small segment of the world you can see. Try to see the world outside the window from the perspective of someone unfamiliar with these sights;
Step 4: be observant, but not critical. Be aware, but not fixated;
Step 5: if you become distracted, gently pull your mind away from those thoughts and notice a color or shape again to put you back in the right frame of mind.
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Thank you, very helpful
Self-improvement is a big topic in our society. There are countless products, articles, books and TV shows all dedicated to making things better. It can be easy to get swept up in the desire to always be improving. While it’s a good thing to have goals, your mental well-being can suffer if you put too much pressure on yourself to always be progressing. You should want to improve your life or change your behavior because you genuinely want to grow as a person. But if you are striving for betterment because you feel you are not worthy of love, happiness or well-being the way you are then that is not a healthy desire for change.
Constantly putting yourself down for not being perfect is going to stand in the way of your happiness and your success. Learning how to accept yourself as you are and nipping negative self-talk in the bud are important parts of mental wellness. It can be truly amazing how your outlook can change when you take time for acceptance.
Constantly putting yourself down for not being perfect is going to stand in the way of your happiness and your success. Learning how to accept yourself as you are and nipping negative self-talk in the bud are important parts of mental wellness. It can be truly amazing how your outlook can change when you take time for acceptance.
Original post by Obolinda
Self-improvement is a big topic in our society. There are countless products, articles, books and TV shows all dedicated to making things better. It can be easy to get swept up in the desire to always be improving. While it’s a good thing to have goals, your mental well-being can suffer if you put too much pressure on yourself to always be progressing. You should want to improve your life or change your behavior because you genuinely want to grow as a person. But if you are striving for betterment because you feel you are not worthy of love, happiness or well-being the way you are then that is not a healthy desire for change.
Constantly putting yourself down for not being perfect is going to stand in the way of your happiness and your success. Learning how to accept yourself as you are and nipping negative self-talk in the bud are important parts of mental wellness. It can be truly amazing how your outlook can change when you take time for acceptance.
Constantly putting yourself down for not being perfect is going to stand in the way of your happiness and your success. Learning how to accept yourself as you are and nipping negative self-talk in the bud are important parts of mental wellness. It can be truly amazing how your outlook can change when you take time for acceptance.
wow really powerful stuff
Very true
do you follow a mindfulness book or podcast?
Original post by CheeseIsVeg
wow really powerful stuff
Very true
do you follow a mindfulness book or podcast?
Very true
do you follow a mindfulness book or podcast?
Do you mean for this thread?
Original post by Obolinda
Do you mean for this thread?
Do you mean for this thread?
yeah - the stuff you put in is very detailed and informative and I was just having a wonder if you get it from somewhere
Original post by CheeseIsVeg
yeah - the stuff you put in is very detailed and informative and I was just having a wonder if you get it from somewhere
Most of the earlier stuff is original but the later stuff is from interesting things I've found on various online sources
Original post by Obolinda
Most of the earlier stuff is original but the later stuff is from interesting things I've found on various online sources
it's really nice that you take the time to find these keep up the great stuff
Though the goal is to still the mind, it is not necessary to still the body. Many people find that they best benefit from mindfulness techniques learned in stress management when they do something to occupy their hands. Focusing on the breath while practicing a passive activity can increase the calming effects and decrease the chances that your inner dialogue will drown out your peace. While practicing mindfulness, some people enjoy:
-Gardening
-Walking or jogging
-Knitting
-Cleaning the house
-Listening to soft music (usually without lyrics) or playing music
-Gardening
-Walking or jogging
-Knitting
-Cleaning the house
-Listening to soft music (usually without lyrics) or playing music
Spaceship: Imagine you have a spaceship that can rocket you to your favorite place, real or
imagined. Climb into your ship and count down from 10 to 1 and then blast off to your destination. Stay at your destination awhile and practice breathing, and then ride back home via your rocket ship or another means feeling relaxed and refreshed.
imagined. Climb into your ship and count down from 10 to 1 and then blast off to your destination. Stay at your destination awhile and practice breathing, and then ride back home via your rocket ship or another means feeling relaxed and refreshed.
Original post by Obolinda
Spaceship: Imagine you have a spaceship that can rocket you to your favorite place, real or
imagined. Climb into your ship and count down from 10 to 1 and then blast off to your destination. Stay at your destination awhile and practice breathing, and then ride back home via your rocket ship or another means feeling relaxed and refreshed.
imagined. Climb into your ship and count down from 10 to 1 and then blast off to your destination. Stay at your destination awhile and practice breathing, and then ride back home via your rocket ship or another means feeling relaxed and refreshed.
A nice idea
Have you ever noticed that when you meet an unplanned inconvenience or challenge with resistance, you are really thrown off – and your mood can turn sour and heavy? Everything becomes about overcoming and removing the challenge when you resist it.
On the other hand, when you meet an unplanned inconvenience or challenge with calmness, your mood remains steady and patient. This is the power in responding, rather than reacting to unwelcome circumstances. Most often, it is not external circumstances that make you upset, it is your reaction to those external circumstances that causes the greater dose of stress in life.
How do you control this when you’re at risk for getting impatient? The trick here is to reduce resisting experiences that come your way, where you are unable to affect change. Practicing acceptance does not necessarily mean you like, want, support, or endorse everything you cross paths with. Rather, it means you’re choosing to allow it to be there without resistance, when you can’t change it anyway.
In this way, practicing patience is to practice making your default reaction to accept what is with openness, rather than resist it. This does not mean you have to welcome the situation with open arms and enthusiasm – it just means that you avoid resisting it and let it happen within a neutral attitude.
On the other hand, when you meet an unplanned inconvenience or challenge with calmness, your mood remains steady and patient. This is the power in responding, rather than reacting to unwelcome circumstances. Most often, it is not external circumstances that make you upset, it is your reaction to those external circumstances that causes the greater dose of stress in life.
How do you control this when you’re at risk for getting impatient? The trick here is to reduce resisting experiences that come your way, where you are unable to affect change. Practicing acceptance does not necessarily mean you like, want, support, or endorse everything you cross paths with. Rather, it means you’re choosing to allow it to be there without resistance, when you can’t change it anyway.
In this way, practicing patience is to practice making your default reaction to accept what is with openness, rather than resist it. This does not mean you have to welcome the situation with open arms and enthusiasm – it just means that you avoid resisting it and let it happen within a neutral attitude.
