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fredclaymeyer — 14 years ago — permalink

For me, a big part of meditative mind seems to be gentleness. Over the past years, I've gotten in the habit of seeing how others, and I myself, do everything out of a desire to be happy. ("Happy" may not be quite right--"safe" and "okay" are also words that come up; or you could even say "People are trying their best," and leave it at that.)
The softness this perspective creates seems to help a lot to connect me with the mind I associate with meditation practice.

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Lullabyehaze — 12 years ago — permalink

The challenge for me is to stay mindful throughout the day at work. When I can, I try to take a little walk around the block. This helps my back and all the muscles that don't like to sit at a computer all day, but it can also revive my mind and help me to look at a situation in a more balanced way without simply getting caught up in my own perspective.

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davidbhayes — 12 years ago — permalink

I've never tried it with much determination, but I think there's some good advice I've heard about triggering actions you might be interested in. What I mean by "triggering actions" is that you'll pick a specific event — the phone rings, you flip a light switch, you walk through a doorway, etc — and try to just be mindful around that behavior. Use that specific action as your check-in point about mindfulness.
It sounds like you use a walk for that, but if you'd like to be more mindful throughout the day this might be helpful. Actually putting this down has made me think that I really should try to find one for me. One thing that came attached to the advice is that it's good if it's something you do regularly, but not so commonly that you'll be hitting this check-in point every five minutes. Too much and you'll just get overwhelmed. Every hour or so is what I'm thinking I'll try to find for me.

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Lullabyehaze — 12 years ago — permalink

I like this idea! I remember hearing it before, but I forgot. For some people it is waiting at red lights, stuff like that. Someone also suggested putting a small "dot" sticker in a certain place-- on the computer or phone for example-- to remind you to be mindful.

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Devontecraft — 5 years ago — permalink

Always do what makes me happy and live for me and life as it is even tho it’s hard to

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