Mindfulness
Mindfulness is now the new buzz word that is supposed to increase happiness and limit distress. Everyone seems to be doing it, reading about it, practicing it, learning about it, and even going on Mindfulness retreats. From what I understand, Mindfulness allows you to free your mind of distracting thoughts, allowing yourself to be more present in the moment. It frees your mind to fully experience enjoyment and to fully experience moments of stress allowing your mind to focus and then let go of this sooner. It involves being fully mindful of your emotions without judgement. That is what I understand, anyway. Like I said, I do not really get it. But, I think I did achieve this last weekend, in spite of myself. I was running around doing errands when I realized I had not had my morning coffee. That was no problem because I keep a number of completed McDonald coffee cards in my car. However, the problem was the closest ...