Mindfulness Daily Check-In August 22, 2017
WOW-Hello everyone
Welcome to the Mindfulness Daily Check-In!!! WOOOHOOO
So today knowing that the Mindfulness Sub Community launched yesterday-I thought today we can get to know one another. Share on anything about you that you feel comfortable with. Share anything on mindfulness you know or like to know. Share on some activities you do that help you feel better.
Let's all have some fun
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@RumpleSteeleSkin
Thank you for the welcome.
Hilarious picture :P
@Kevan
Hiya Kevan- heehee
How have you been doing?
@RumpleSteeleSkin
Just working through my 2nd week of Internship. Getting the Hang of it.
How about you?
@Kevan
Hey congrats on doing the internship program-if you need any help just pm me if your intern buddy isn't around. Im taking it easy some from work all day
@RumpleSteeleSkin
Will do :) Thank you. Stay Happy :)
Hey @RumpleSteeleSkin and everyone!
I love mindfulness, and I am so glad that we have our own subcommunity now. 
To me, mindfulness is fully being in the present moment, meaning I'm not thinking about the past or future. When my mind wanders to the past or future, I aknowledge that it wandered and anchor myself to the present by focusing on my breath. I try to practice mindfulness in all that I do, even while doing chores or working on a project.
I like to do yoga because it teaches me to synchronize my breath to my body movements, and it relieves stress for me. I like hanging out with you all during discussions and seeing what you're up to in the forum posts :)
@EmunahHere
Hiya Emunah I too-love mindfulness!! Wow it sounds like you really know alot on mindfulness-that is great on the skills you do. Especially the one on achknowledgeing when your brain goes south-lol I will have to look into yoga-I have never tried it. aawww I like when you are around as well
Hi ya everyone!
What do I do to help myself? When I feel myself getting overwhelmed I do try to take a step back, break it down if possible and I am always take deep breaths. With my anxiety being the worst it has ever been causing me to have trouble breathing among other things I have been working on just sitting there, slowing my breathing back down and listening to music. Not much productivity but I am trying. I have been talking to a therapist on here so talking about it at least allows me to get it off my chest. Hope you all are more proactive than me!
@fighter23
hi fighter, i find what you are doing is great. it takes so much courage to be open about feelings. i like the honesty in your post.
@amiablePeace77 thank you Peace! Honesty is one of the few things I got. So I try not to lose that.
@fighter23
HIya Fighter so good to see you That is good that you first stop-focus on breathing and then try and understand whats going on. Listening to music is also a great way to regulate your moods! I'm very happy to hear that you talk to a therapist. And yes just having a chance to let go of some things is such a relief. You sound like you have things controled and are doing mindfulness at any chance. Good job!
@RumpleSteeleSkin hi ya Rumple! I sure am trying here. I don't know if I necessarily have "control" with all this right now but I am at least working on ways to be more aware of everything to have better outcomes. I love my therapist and in the short time I have talked to her I have felt a difference and learned so much. I didn't know moods were elevated with music! Thank you for the response!
@RumpleSteeleSkin
Heya
You already know me in here but for those that don't know me I'm Shade XD the one that always messes a lot and gets in conflicts (sometimes) :D
@sensitiveShade5337
HIya Shade Yes I do know you here! I hope thats a good thing
@RumpleSteeleSkin
ah don't worry, Shade is slowly becoming good! :) She ain't in trouble everyday anymore so that's good :)
mindful eating is awesome imo! xD
@oxfordshireGatsby
Sweet Gatsby- also sharing mindfully is also good
@RumpleSteeleSkin lol rumble that is debatable :O
@oxfordshireGatsby
Why?? Sharing is caring
Mindfullness is very important to me, i believe it helped me more than anything else to become the person i am now, a person i am fine to live with, not perfect but ok. yoga, meditation became part of my life, i do not need to remind me of doing it, i do it. i know not being mindfull of my thoughts and feeling will bring me right back to where i came from time ago, i do not want that. life is too wonderfull - be very mindfull of how you think, feel and particularly how you spent your free time.
@amiablePeace77
HI Peace great to see you-thank you! Mindfulness does center people more and get them to really focus on themselves, also has us slow down on how we think on and about things in our daily lives. Im happy to here that mindfulness is part of your daily life. Keep up the good work
@RumpleSteeleSkin Well, hi I guess.
@politeSkies6536
Well...................
@RumpleSteeleSkin I think I'm too awkward for this.
@politeSkies6536
Hi Polite good to see you here. Yes mindfulness can be a bit awkward to understand let alone place in your daily life. If at this time right now- mindfulness isn't right for you, that is ok. You can come back when you are ready. We will be here and always welcome you in
@RumpleSteeleSkin Heyo I'm glad to be a part of the Mindfulness Subcommunity. Whenever I find myself drifting off to the past or future, usually accompanied by stress and anxious feelings, I like to take a moment and remind myself of where I am and what I'm doing. I'd love to learn more techniques though, as I'm still fairly new at this.
@BlueberryFriend
Blueberry hi and Im so glad you are here with usWow Blueberry you are doing a skill already. By gently bringing ourselves back to the here and now. No judgement or nothing. Just recognising and moving forward. Great job you are doing. Also if you look on the Community Calendar there you will find mindfulness discussions. Would love to see you in some. Also in the mindfulness forums we talk daily on some form of skill there as well if you browse around in those areas.
i am doing ok
Hi Unknown ok is still good I say! And glad to see you here
Meditating...walking if I have enough energy. Sometimes walking mindfulness which is a thing too. Doing creative things usually helps if I'm able to feel inspired or have any energy at all. Sometimes I just colour while listening to something relaxing.
@CoinFountain
Hi Coin nice you are hereI like to walk as well. Gets my thoughts free-lol But I never tried to "mindfully walk" I gotta try that one. But I love to hear that you mindfully walk as well as color and listen to music when you have the inspiration and energy. Wow you are doing mindfulness