diff --git a/personal/mental health/Mindfulness.md b/personal/mental health/Mindfulness.md index 571b8db..5194175 100644 --- a/personal/mental health/Mindfulness.md +++ b/personal/mental health/Mindfulness.md @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ Mindfulness is the practice of being aware of one's internal state, and being cognizant of thoughts or feelings, without letting them impact your behaviors or identity. Mindfulness is a skill, and it requires conscious effort to nurture. -Rather than self identifying with thoughts or feelings, and saying "I'm feeling", or "I'm thi" +Rather than self identifying with thoughts or feelings, and saying "I'm feeling ...", or "I'm thinking ..", you can begin to create a level of separation and control by instead saying "I'm noticing the thought of" ..., or "I'm noticing the feeling of ..." + +One way to visualize this is by thinking of your state of being as a chessboard. The thoughts and feelings are moving on that chessboard, and you are aware of them, but the chessboard is separate, and it is not # Exercises