Big moments. Small moments. All of them ruined by your anxious thoughts about something else.

I lived this way for years. Decades maybe. And I still fall into those old patterns, but since discovering mindfulness, I have begun to free myself from this self-imposed pain and found the pleasure of controlling what and when I "think."

Let's not forget: our thoughts drive most of our negative emotion.

Mindfulness is a quest to observe our thoughts and reduce the thoughts that hurt us.

In this episode, I will refresh you on those 3 Mindfulness Checkpoints and then take the first 2 into a real world situation, so that you can begin your mindfulness practice.

0:00 Focussing on the present when commuting to work
5:02 Thinking and acting in unison while doing everyday tasks

This is part 2 of a 4-part series

Part 1:
   • You Can Use Mindfulness to Feel Bette...  

Part 3
   • Do You Distract Yourself ALL THE TIME...  

Part 4
   • Taking Control of Your Breathing Impr...  


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