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It’s Okay (And Normal) Not to Be Mindful All the Time
Nobody can be anything all the time.
Please allow me to make this blanket statement: The one and only constant in the entire Universe is change.
You have experienced change in your life before — and you will experience it again. The child you were, the teen you became, and the adult you (probably) are now represent change in you and your life.
Some elements, beliefs, values, and habits might be the same or similar. But they’ve still come up against change both wanted and unwanted, sought after and utterly random.
Everything in life is in constant motion. The sun rises and sets, seasons change, air flows, and more. That motion is a manifestation of the constancy of change.
Many elements of change are utterly, completely, and totally outside of your control. They simply are. Things and shit happen. The world changes around you tangibly and intangibly beyond anything you can control.
But — when it comes to you, and what’s in your head, heart, and soul — you can be in control. This occurs through active conscious awareness — here and now. Or, put more directly, mindfulness.
Mindfulness has become the focal buzzword of self-help, psychology, and all sorts of material and immaterial…
