{"id":834,"date":"2014-03-05T16:47:58","date_gmt":"2014-03-05T21:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/?p=834"},"modified":"2014-03-05T16:52:08","modified_gmt":"2014-03-05T21:52:08","slug":"importance-of-mindfulness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/importance-of-mindfulness\/","title":{"rendered":"Mindfulness:  The Importance of Mindfulness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why all the fuss about <a title=\"LIVING Mindfulness Program by The Life Coach Dr.\" href=\"http:\/\/thelifecoachdr.com\/mindfulness\" target=\"_blank\">being Mindful<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>The importance of remaining Mindful rests in the fact that what occurs in our lives happens in this present moment.\u00c2\u00a0 The only way to affect our lives centers on what we can do right here, right now.<a href=\"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/man_in_nature.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-319\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;\" alt=\"LIVING Mindfulness -- Relaxation in Nature!elaxation in Nature\" src=\"https:\/\/mentalhealth-online.com\/mentalhealth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/man_in_nature-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The past is out of our reach.\u00c2\u00a0 It is over.\u00c2\u00a0 We cannot change the events &#8212; the details of those events &#8212; our actions in those events &#8212; the outcomes of those events &#8212; that have occurred in the past.<\/p>\n<p>The future is not yet here.\u00c2\u00a0 We cannot change the events &#8212; the details of those events &#8212; our actions in those events &#8212; the outcomes of those events &#8212; that have yet to occur.<\/p>\n<p>What we CAN do is <a title=\"LIVING Mindfulness Program by The Life Coach Dr.\" href=\"http:\/\/thelifecoachdr.com\/mindfulness\" target=\"_blank\">be fully aware of this moment<\/a>, right now.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the miracle!:\u00c2\u00a0 By paying close and particular attention to what is occurring right now &#8212; by noticing carefully happens within us and around us &#8212; we CAN CHANGE our experience of this moment.<\/p>\n<p>* By staying aware of it, we can change how we look at this moment.<br \/>\n* By staying aware of it, we can choose how we want to feel in this moment.<br \/>\n* By staying aware of it, we can actively select the words we use to communicate in this moment.<br \/>\n* By staying aware of it, we can write a positive script about N-O-W &#8230; then, proceed &#8212; in this moment &#8212; to put that script into action!<\/p>\n<p>Such is the absolute magic of NOW!<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"LIVING Mindfulness Program by The Life Coach Dr.\" href=\"http:\/\/thelifecoachdr.com\/mindfulness\">For more information<\/a>, go right away to visit <a title=\"LIVING Mindfulness Program by The Life Coach Dr.\" href=\"http:\/\/thelifecoachdr.com\/mindfulness\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/thelifecoachdr.com\/mindfulness<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why all the fuss about being Mindful? 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