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 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 ..."
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+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