The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness. – Jon Kabat-Zinn

Are you an overthinker?

You spend more time in your head anxious about the future that has yet to happen or replaying the past that has happened and thinking of all the things you “could have or should have done” 

Do you know what happens when you are in any of these “places” – You’re missing out on the most important thing happening in your life. 

Your NOW, or the Present – like we all like to call it. 

You’re missing out on the one thing you have control over that can help you build the future you want and have a past you are proud of.

But most times, when you have this feedback loop of thinking about the past or your future, you can be miserable and frustrated. Because you’re not being productive. 

Sometimes, this overthinking can get so much you want to “space out”. 

This is where addiction to things and habits rears it’s ugly head. You’re either trying to escape your life with too much social media, alcohol, drugs or sex

But does this make the problem go away?

This is where mindfulness comes in. To be mindful, it means you are present  and not trying to escape what’s happening around you.

Mindfulness is not a complex thing. It’s you being okay in your own skin and the best way to do that is to consciously start practicing how to be mindful and present.

When you’re mindful, you are at peace. It’s like the space between breathing in and breathing out. Mindfulness is that “pause” that exists between the two

We’re going to make this very simple for you by sharing 13 easy ways to bring mindfulness into your everyday life. 

• When you wake up in the morning, Lay in bed for a few minutes before hopping into your day
• Appreciating something you take for granted, like your nose for helping you breath in and out, your feet for taking you where you need to go, your eyes for helping you see
• Noticing something thoughtful a stranger does for someone else – this means you can’t always be face down on your phone.
• Watching a coworker get proud about doing something well and feeling happy for them
• Knowing you did a good job and taking a few minutes to bask in self-satisfaction and celebrate yourself
•  Listening to someone talk—without thinking about what you’ll say next.
• Forgiving someone, Not just in words, but by feeling compassion for them – empty your soul of that poison.
• Writing down thoughts that keep racing through your head, crumpling up the paper, and throwing it away(pro-tip: you can try this at night if you’re struggling to sleep because of “thoughts”)
• Telling someone you love them, not because you want to hear it back, but because you feel it too deeply not to express it
• Letting go of something you’ve been holding onto that does nothing but stress you out
• Telling someone why knowing them makes you lucky’
• Making time for something you’ve always wanted to do but never had the time for
• Letting yourself lay in bed at night without making a mental inventory of things that went wrong today or could go wrong tomorrow

One for the road, Being grateful for your life, your family, Friends(old and new) and letting the fact you’re alive today inspire you.

We hope these brings much needed mindfulness in your day to day.

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