We recently talked about Mindfulness and how important it is to stay connected with just living.
How much do you pay attention to your surroundings or pay attention to what you are specifically doing each day? Don't forget to use all of your senses and explore how you can just do one task at a time rather than constantly multi-tasking. (One of the youth called it "uni-tasking.")
As Leena showed us at the beginning of the discussion, try really enjoying your next meal. Sit down, clear your mind, put away your cell phone, turn off the TV, and use all of your senses to really enjoy your meal, even if it is with other people. Really live in that moment and be mindful of what you are doing at that specific point in time. Then, expand on that experience to try to be more mindful at other times in your life.
Perhaps prayer is a good way to start being Mindful. As we discussed during our group time, prayer is
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