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Everyday Mindfulness and Positivity
Positivity can be created and found with everyday mindfulness.
Mindfulness is the practice of being aware of our selves. It is being aware of our own thoughts, feelings, and actions. When we are mindful and aware of these, we are capable of creating virtually anything.
I know that this can seem like it’s totally untrue. But it is true, because feeling positive or negative is a choice.
It is super-easy to allow ourselves to be carried along in the current of our culture and society. All of these big happenings in the world today, lots of unpleasant and terrible matters — these can totally bring us down. However, we are capable of choosing not to allow that to be.
This is where everyday mindfulness comes into play. When we strive to be aware of what we are thinking, what and how we are feeling, and the actions we take from that point, we gain the ability to better manage and control these perceptions.
In fact, our thoughts, feelings, and actions are pretty much the only things in our lives over which we can exert any true control.
To do this, we need to practice everyday mindfulness. This can be tricky, because so many of us live patterned lives that frequently can feel beyond our control. However, asking the following questions can bring us into the…
