Forum Discussion - Multi Dimension of Mindfulness!

Forum Discussion - Multi Dimension of Mindfulness!

Hey Lovely Folks of 7 Cups Of Tea,

I hope you are doing good and your weekend was awesome! I appreciate your engagement and valuable thoughts on the forum discussions of Mindfulness Center here! Due to your awesome thoughts we are learning and gaining better perspective of mindfulness and its practice.

However, I hope you know that mindfulness is multi dimensional. And, I want to draw you attention to three interesting dimensions of it which could help you to build a better life to lead!

Dimension #1. Gratitude

Mindfulness Generates Gratitude. Practicing mindfulness can help you to pause, reflect and gain understanding of things around you and in yourself.

Just imagine if you are in distress or upset, but you guide your mind to be grateful for the good things happened in the day or a week. You could find that distress or sadness reducing and happy hormones getting generated in your mind and body.

I'd like to quote the words of Les Brown,

"In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact.

So, I am not saying you to figure out those 1440 daily opportunities but just couple of them to understand what you learned and how it could help you to grow as a better person. A nice way to deal with your emotions!

So, if you want to practice mindfulness, practice gratitude!

Dimension #2. Distraction

Just imagine you're in distress or in a bad mood. I understand that in that state you can't even think of mindfulness. Because mind is engaged with attending those emotions which you experiencing in that minute.

But how about trying to shift your focus on something else than on what causing you that emotion. That shift or distraction will allow you to stay mindful in the situation. As per studies, mindfulness is useful in stilling anxiety or reducing the pain by focusing on something else.

Let me share an incident in brief, when I was kid, I was scared with the name of injections. But whenever I was sick and needed to get that, my parents used to ask me about chocos and sweets while Doctor giving that injection! And, without crying and feeling much pain, I was used to take it.

So, what was that? Distraction! My mind was distracted due to chocos and sweets thing. You could also try that to build your life mindfully.

Just a TRY?

Dimension #3. Social Interaction as Mindfulness.

Whenever I am taking training sessions and interacting with my trainees, I can sense their confusions or what probably going in their mind during the session. It helps me to try to resolve their confusions or whatever in their mind so that session get completed effectively.

So, you can see how socializing could help you to be mindful. You know most of the time we are busy in solving others issues but unable to find one for own. Maybe because we get a better perspective of other's situation than own? Because for own problems, our mind trapped in that problem.

So, sometimes, speaking with others (Friends, Collegues, a Listener on 7Cups or a fellow member) could help you to get a better perspective of own situation as well and you could deal with it mindfully.

Isn't it interesting dimension?

So, these were few dimensions which I hope you find helpful/ useful. :)

Now, let's try to have a discussion about "Multi -Dimension of Mindfulness!"

1. After reading this post, how did you feel?

2. Out of three dimensions, which one you use mostly?

3. Mindfulness is all about practice. Its multi-dimensional. Which one of the above mentioned 3 dimensions are you going to try and why?

4. Could you share some dimensions you could think or know to practice mindfulness?

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