The Bi-Weekly Personal Development Ezein from Gurdy.Net

Issue No: 177 - March 21, 2011

This Week's Personal Development Video

Today's Reflection

DOING WHAT YOU'VE GOT TO DO

MINDFULNESS SOLVES EVERYTHING

A little thinking is a dangerous thing - because thinking always stops doing. Normal everyday useless thought - which is a far cry from the reflection that we need to undertake when making important decisions - stops us in our tracks and, by the time we're ready, it's often to late to grasp an opportunity that has simply passed us by. A great life is the product of action, not reaction - and the most important action that you need to take each and every day is to set you mind, get your head in gear and focus on what's real... that is what mindfulness is.

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Whatever your problems, real or perceived, whatever your own inadequacies - and they are invariably perceived rather than real - whatever life throws at you and whatever other people do to you, mindfulness solves everything. Yes, mindfulness is the solution to all your perceived ills, whatever their nature.

All too often, it is our own mindlessness that creates our problems in the first place. We often make the wrong decisions mindlessly - even when, in our heart and soul, we already know we're making a mistake. Or we mindlessly react - after all, that is what reaction is - and make an already situation even worse.

Remember, we are hard-wired to be mindless. If we were mindful of every single thing that we have to do throughout the day, we'd get very little done - but it would be done perfectly.

So, the trick is to find the balance between the unimportnant things that you can do on auto-pilot and the mindfulness that you need when there is important work or play to be done. You can only strike that balance if you constantly remind yourself what it is like to me mindful and how that state of mind differs so enormously from the normal automatic state of mind.

You've got to remind yourself every single day. Otherwise how are you going to use the most potent weapon for success and happiness that you have in your armoury - your own mindfulness?

Today's Recommended Read - WHEREVER YOU GO, THERE YOU ARE

by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Although mindfulness is considered the heart of Buddhist meditation, its essence is universal and of deep practical benefit to everyone. Wherever You Go, There You Are, Jon Kabat-Zinn maps out a simple path for cultivating mindfulness in our lives, and awakening us to the unique beauty and possibilities of each present moment. He shows us how this simple meditation technique can enable us to be truly in touch with where we already are, so that we can be fully aware at all times. Kabat-Zinn explains: What 'mindfulness' is; How to achieve mindfulness using simple meditation techniques; How mindful meditation can enhance every aspect of your life; How to incorporate mindfulness into your everyday life.

If you want to grab life by the scruff of the neck and start actually living it - as distinct from going through the motions - then there are some simple, practical steps that you can start taking straight away. You don't need to turn yourself into a monk! Nor do you need to take drastic action to see drastically great results - little steps are, in fact, giant leaps. But you need to take them...

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