Mindfulness Daily Check-in January 3 2019

@DanaMH

What are you doing to start the new year with Mindfulness?

I am starting to read more on mindfulness and working on a goal for this year with it.
What are some good resources that you like to use to help with your Mindfulness?

I have not read much on it but need help with things

What are you doing to start the new year with Mindfulness? My husband and I have agreed to practice meditation every evening when we get home from work. We also agreed that if there is a night we can't practice, it's okay; we'll practice the next night. He is new to this, so we are starting with 5 minutes and will gradually increase the amount of time. We are also reading the book Meditation for Fidgety Sceptics by Dan Harris and Jeff Warren. I've also started taking a Mindfulness Practitioner Course from Udemy.

What are some good resources that you like to use to help with your Mindfulness? When I'm not using 7 Cups I use You Tube the 10% Happier App and a Meditation App from Meditation Studio.

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@DanaMH for me a big part of every day is accepting that many things may not go the way I planned but I am still moving onward through life. That is a good feeling. Here is a video that talks about acceptance and mindfulness. https://youtu.be/ss1_s5gajyY

I try to invent new ways to use mindfulness and actually doing something useful eg sharping a knife on my knee in a mindful way.

Result: sharp knife and a break from anxiety win win

@DanaMH

Hey Dana wonderful check in hun

So I thought about how to respond on this.......

So for this year not meaning cause its a new year and all Ill make some goals. No- I personally do alot for others and not myself. Not enough coming my way isn't really being mindful right. So for awhile I am going to be totally mindful of ME. Just me no one else. As I owe it to myself to keep my self care and mindfulness full. Please do not think I do not love 7cups and my 2 wonderful teams and the great community. You all matter. But in order for me to serve here fully, come up with awesome things, also being a good leader to each of my team mates, I need to focus more mindfulness to me.

Wiggle wiggle and hugs to each of you

@DanaMH I wanna start reading more for sure

And self guided meditation

@DanaMH,

Am planning to practice on mindfulness skill by watching some YouTube videos when I happen to need to remind myself with these mindfulness skills. Actually, it helps me to stay in the present mode, and embrace within the life of mine without needing to move to the other side that look greener than where I am standing on. All I want to focus on mindfulness skill daily in current 2019

1.What are you doing to start the new year with Mindfulness?
2.What are some good resources that you like to use to help with your Mindfulness?

.1 I have kicked the new year off right away with some intense mindfulness and set it into action!

So, backstory: One of my new years resolutions was to quit the job I am at now ( career actually - elder caregiving) and go into the the field I am feel called to do , am good at, expirience joy with and am certified in: reiki healer. Soncond new years resolutions: was to no longer have to work with this one ( elder care) client that is an INTENSE energy vampire, takes so much from me, demands everything and doesn't respect my boundaries.

So, I have had pnemonia for a few weeks, was getting beter and them had exruciating lung pains to the point I had to go to the ER last night and just got out late this afternoon. ( I am okay - pnemonia is gone and the torn muscles will heal). But, because of time time I needed ( as anymoe should take time off for self care when they have a seriousl condition such as pnemonia) - they decided to take me off the payroll for this month and then next month we will " talk". Basically - with only " slight" mindreading here, I am fired with little to no chance at coming back.

I used mindfulness RIGHT AWAY.

I thought about what was really going on:

I put my intentention out there to the universe that I no longer wanted this career and that I no longer wanted to work with that client. 3 days later, my resolution manifested.

I had a choice, THAT moment that I recieved the news that I am fired, to chose fear as a way of expiriecning this...to not be fully in the moment and see all it has to offer. To CHOSE a victim stance Instead of an Empowered on.

BUT

I chose the path - without fear, the one of empowerment, gratitude, peace and hope. I used a PAUSE moment to not freak out and I saw my situation clear. THIS HAS MADE ALL THE DIFFENCE!

2. Mindfulness Resources I like to use:

meditation, trying to not label actions as good or bad...actually, trying hard to avoid labels, trying to avoid running to or away from something - just let it be, listening to meditation music and allowing myself to move into the music, finding the spaces between wrods and resting there, when I do something like eat or clean - just do that...aka: not let my mind wander to a million other things, compassion meditation and I also practice reiki on myself, others and have it done to me. Those are just a few of my go-to's.