As I’ve wandered through the past couple of weeks I’ve realized how much I have strayed from my mindfulness practice and how much my Mindfulness Mondays helped keep me on track. Each Monday I was reminded how important mindfulness is and how to obtain it. It is time to refocus on this present moment with a few of my favorite quotes and a few photos from the desert.
Mindfulness isn’t difficult.
Sharon Saltzberg
We just need to remember to do it.
This quote is very meaningful for me right now as I remember how important mindfulness is, it is so easy to do, if only I remember to do it.
Mindfulness is simply
James Baraz
being aware of what is happening right now
without wishing it were different.
-Enjoying the pleasant without
holding on when it changes
(which it will)
-Being with the unpleasant without
fearing it will always be this way.
(which it won’t)
This quote by James Baraz is my all time favorite quote. Be with this day, whether it be pleasant or unpleasant, for it will always change.
Mindfulness means paying attention
Jon Kabat-Zinn
in a particular way;
on purpose,
in the present moment,
and non-judgmentally.
What I love most about this quote is the last word, “non-judmentally”. I am notorious for judging myself very harshly, and it has held me back in many ways. Another quote by Jon Kabat-Zinn, in part, says “Instead of ‘let it go’ we should probably say ‘let it be'”. I need to just let it be, and stay in the moment.
Picnic with Ants 
I am glad to see your Mindful Monday again.
I need to be reminded, too. 😉
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I’m so glad.
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Nice to see you and a reminder to be mindful I sometimes feel more mindless 😀
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thank you for the reminder and the encouragement.
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Good to see you Wendi, I’m glad you liked it. 💕
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I really did, thank you Wendy!
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Beautiful pictures.
Where and when did we learn to be so judgemental about ourselves sometimes? We are beautiful like the flowers and we need to remind ourselves of that.
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Sometimes? 😜 Thanks for the chat yesterday, I always love chatting with you. Just have to figure out a way to get you to the desert. 🤔
Thank you about the flowers, I actually missed most of the wild flowers in bloom. But the cactuses are starting to bloom now. Gorgeous.
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Thank you for reminding me to be mindful. The pictures of the desert are great.
Some times we do stray, but as Tolkien wrote, and I poorly paraphrase, “All who wander are not lost.
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I really liked this post! In the end, I need to agree… just let it be.💜
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Jon Kabat-Zinn is a treasure trove of fantastic quotes, I love him. I’m the same as you, I forget to be mindful, like I need reminders to practice it and do it. Great post! =]
xx
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