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Mindfulness - help?
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RE: Mindfulness - help?
(May 15, 2017 at 1:13 pm)Longhorn Wrote: I think some members here have dabbled in it, at least I recall it being discussed in the past, but I haven't found any threads dedicated to it.

I found out that practicing mindful meditation/mindfulness could be highly beneficial in dealing with the stuff I'm going through right now. I have researched it a little bit, but would like to hear more about it from personal experience if anyone's willing to share. So any tips, tricks, resources, guides, advice, personal stories etc welcome and encouraged! I would freatly appreciate any and all help as this is very important to me Heart

I had to look this up...

https://www.mindful.org/meditation/mindf...g-started/

Guess what I would suggest is focusing on your circle of control rather than your circle of concern. Meaning focus on what you can control in your life in order to achieve what you want rather than focus on what you can't control, and it will relieve your stress. A great book to read would be The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Steven Covey.

The info below is a snyopsis from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_7_Habi...ive_People

The 7 Habits[edit]
The book first introduces the concept of paradigm shift and helps the reader understand that different perspectives exist, i.e. that two people can see the same thing and yet differ with each other. On this premise, it introduces the seven habits in a proper order.

Each chapter is dedicated to one of the habits, which are represented by the following imperatives:

Independence[edit]
The First Three Habits surround moving from dependence to independence (i.e., self-mastery):

1 - Be Proactive
Talks about the concept of Circle of Influence and Circle of Concern. Work from the center of your influence and constantly work to expand it. Don't sit and wait in a reactive mode, waiting for problems to happen (Circle of Concern) before taking action.
2 - Begin with the End in Mind
Envision what you want in the future so you can work and plan towards it. Understand how people make decisions in their life. To be effective you need to act based on principles and constantly review your mission statement. Are you - right now - who you want to be? What do I have to say about myself? How do you want to be remembered? Change your life to act and be proactive according to the Habit 1. You are the programmer! Grow and stay humble.
3 - Put First Things First
Talks about difference between Leadership and Management. Leadership in the outside world begins with personal vision and personal leadership. Talks about what is important and what is urgent. Priority should be given in the following order:
1) Important and Urgent
2) Important and not-urgent
3) Not Important and Urgent
4) Not important and Not urgent
Habit 2 says: you are the programmer. Habit 3: Write the program. Become a leader! Keep personal integrity: what you say vs what you do.

Interdependence[edit]
The next three habits talk about Interdependence (e.g., working with others):

4 - Think Win-Win
Genuine feelings for mutually beneficial solutions or agreements in your relationships. Value and respect people by understanding a "win" for all is ultimately a better long-term resolution than if only one person in the situation had gotten his way. Think Win-Win isn't about being nice, nor is it a quick-fix technique. It is a character-based code for human interaction and collaboration.
5 - Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood
Use empathic listening to genuinely understand a person, which compels them to reciprocate the listening and take an open mind to being influenced by you. This creates an atmosphere of caring, and positive problem solving.
The Habit 5 is greatly embraced in the Greek philosophy represented by 3 words:
1) Ethos - your personal credibility. It's the trust that you inspire, your Emotional Bank Account.
2) Pathos is the empathic side -- it's the alignment with the emotional trust of another person communication.
3) Logos is the logic -- the reasoning part of the presentation.
The order is important: ethos, pathos, logos -- your character, and your relationships, and then the logic of your presentation.
6 - Synergize
Combine the strengths of people through positive teamwork, so as to achieve goals that no one could have done alone.
Continuous Improvements[edit]
The final habit is that of continuous improvement in both the personal and interpersonal spheres of influence.

7 - Sharpen the Saw
Balance and renew your resources, energy, and health to create a sustainable, long-term, effective lifestyle. It primarily emphasizes exercise for physical renewal, good prayer (meditation, yoga, etc.) and good reading for mental renewal. It also mentions service to society for spiritual renewal.
Covey explains the "Upward Spiral" model in the sharpening the saw section. Through our conscience, along with meaningful and consistent progress, the spiral will result in growth, change, and constant improvement. In essence, one is always attempting to integrate and master the principles outlined in The 7 Habits at progressively higher levels at each iteration. Subsequent development on any habit will render a different experience and you will learn the principles with a deeper understanding. The Upward Spiral model consists of three parts: learn, commit, do. According to Covey, one must be increasingly educating the conscience in order to grow and develop on the upward spiral. The idea of renewal by education will propel one along the path of personal freedom, security, wisdom, and power.[3]

The 8th Habit[edit]
8 - Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs.
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Mindfulness - help? - by Longhorn - May 15, 2017 at 1:13 pm
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by Edwardo Piet - May 15, 2017 at 2:50 pm
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by Neo-Scholastic - May 15, 2017 at 3:02 pm
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by Edwardo Piet - May 15, 2017 at 3:43 pm
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by brewer - May 15, 2017 at 4:02 pm
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by scoobysnack - May 15, 2017 at 7:11 pm
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by Angrboda - May 15, 2017 at 7:45 pm
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by Mystical - May 15, 2017 at 11:10 pm
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by Aroura - May 16, 2017 at 1:18 am
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by energizer bunny - May 16, 2017 at 2:13 am
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by Aroura - May 16, 2017 at 3:55 am
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by energizer bunny - May 16, 2017 at 4:13 am
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by Aroura - May 16, 2017 at 12:26 pm
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by Mystical - May 16, 2017 at 5:10 am
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by energizer bunny - May 16, 2017 at 12:22 pm
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by emjay - May 16, 2017 at 6:01 am
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by Edwardo Piet - May 16, 2017 at 6:10 am
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by emjay - May 16, 2017 at 6:23 am
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by energizer bunny - May 16, 2017 at 12:27 pm
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by Sal - May 16, 2017 at 5:23 am
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by Edwardo Piet - May 16, 2017 at 6:32 am
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by Longhorn - May 16, 2017 at 6:46 am
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by mediocrates - May 16, 2017 at 9:25 am
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by Thumpalumpacus - May 16, 2017 at 12:54 pm
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by Aroura - May 16, 2017 at 1:09 pm
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by emjay - May 16, 2017 at 3:47 pm
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by Thumpalumpacus - May 16, 2017 at 4:49 pm
RE: Mindfulness - help? - by emjay - May 16, 2017 at 5:13 pm
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