Mindfulness Daily Check In July 5 2017

Hi everyone How are you all doing? Today I thought we look at CONTENTMENT

Hey so how many of us can truly say we are content in ALL areas in our lives??? hmmm-come on how many of you are content in where you live, your job, your sex life, your health, your money........

NO ONE can really rise and say we are fully content. And - THAT IS ALRIGHT Really it is normal not to be content with everything in life. What matters tho-is us comparing our life with others. Or a job, or a bf or gf anything we compare ourselves to another does not make us attentive to our own life and things.

So- how can we be mindfully content with "us"???

1. It helps you get out of negative thought loops

The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.

So often what gets in the way of our happiness is the tendency of the mind to fall into loops of negative thinking. Mindfulness meditation helps us become more familiar with the nature of the mind and more skillful in noticing when we are getting caught in these patterns.

2. Mindfulness connects you to a sense of inner contentment

Many of us can get caught up in the hedonic treadmill, constantly needing stimulus from the outside world to give us a hit of happiness and pleasure. Whether it is money, relationships, approval, or success, this kind of happiness is dependent on transient, external factors over which we have no control. Mindfulness can help us cultivate a sense of inner well-being, which allows us to feel content without needing validation from the outside world.

3. It enhances your gratitude

The practice of mindfulness helps us to slow down, even if just for a few moments, and reconnect with what is happening from moment to moment. As we notice more of what is happening around us and within us, wonder and gratitude can spontaneously emerge. Whether its being more present to the tastes of a home-cooked meal, or connecting with something as simple and miraculous as the breath, mindfulness can infuse our lives with gratitude and enhance our appreciation of the ordinary things that so go unnoticed.

I do hope this little bit does help you in some way. A few questions here you can ask yourself or answer here.

What is important for you?

Are you happy?

What makes you happy?

Which of your needs are not being met?

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