The closer we come to knowing how and living in a way that honors and reflects wholeness, the greater will be the quality of balance and harmony that we experience in our lives. A good place to begin is exactly where you are. Begin by bringing your mind to a place where it doesn’t stray. If it strays, bring it back. Use your breathing technique silently letting your breath guide you into a steady focus on the present moment and begin by balancing your rhythmic breathing. Your mental energy will gradually begin to settle and stabilize with your calming and mindful breathing. Mindfulness requires being fully present, here and now. You can only manage the moment. Every moment is an opportunity to increase your awareness. Mindfulness is not some strange abstract or imaginary exercise. It is a productive way to bring your life alive and in balance and to discover what is real and true for you. By staying focused on what you are doing and thinking will help you get back on track. .. simply noticing which way your attention is most drawn will help you become more balanced in the present. You begin to see clearly what is really going on inside you. The essence of mindfulness is to be aware of what you are sensing, feeling, thinking, wanting, and intending to do at any given moment. Your real source of balance lies in remembering that you are more than the chatter that you hear in your head. You are also the presence of mind that knows these thoughts… you are able to see through them to the creative intelligence that underlies and sustains them. As you learn to understand how your body, your communications, and your behavior, you will feel more confident and better equipped to guide the course of your life and find balance moment to moment , day to day.
Living In Balance, Joel Levey and Michelle Levey
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