Rest your mind in your feet

Bring your attention to the soles of your feet. Take a few moments to notice sensations there. Let your attention rest in the sensations. Try this next time you are angry or worried or someone is trying to put you under pressure.

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Acceptance: the door that doesn't shut properly

Returning to the moment with acceptance is the key mindfulness practice. Practice accepting details: the door that doesn't shut properly, the awkward computer program, the slow queue. Accept by not telling yourself over and over how unsatisfactory it all is - instead allow silence into your mind for a while.

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What was the 'now' is already a memory

To appreciate the importance of mindfulness, remember that "'Every situation is a passing memory.' We went for a walk this morning, but now it is a memory … Just a few moments ago, you were standing in the hall, and now it is a memory. But then it was so real."

Pema Chodron, Start where you are, quoted in The Daily Bell

Thoughts that are past their use-by date

Many of our thoughts are outworn and no longer deserve the degree of attention we give them. An example is repeating old resentments or regrets that you can do nothing about. Let these outworn thoughts go by practising awareness of whatever is really happening right here, right now, even if that is just your own breathing. 

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Troubling thoughts - are they true?

When a thought is troubling you, it can be helpful to ask: Is this thought really true? What is it costing me to believe this? How would it be if I didn't believe it? 

~ Daily Bell (based on The Work by Byron Katie.)

Mindfulness: More quiet awareness, less self-talk

Notice the distinction between talking to yourself ("Here's what I should have said," "How dare they," "I'm such an idiot") and awareness. Awareness doesn't make speeches: it's quiet. Try to spend more time in quiet awareness and less time talking to yourself.

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Accepting today

If there is something about today that you don't like but can do nothing about, try accepting this fact rather than fighting it in your mind.

~ The Daily Bell