We live in a high speed, demanding world these days.
And it can leave us feeling anxious, scattered, depleted and stressed. If we want to bring more
calm, clarity and happiness back into our lives, and the best place to start is within.
And we can do this through a very simple and yet powerful mindfulness practice,
the practice of narrowing our attention down to focus on just one
thing at a time. The thing that's happening in the present moment.
So you can try a moment of mindfulness right now.
One thing that we can focus on in the present moment
is the feeling of the breath gently moving in your body.
So inviting you now to really bring your full focus to feeling the sensations of the breath.
Following the breathing in and
following the breathing out.
And if the mind wanders off and begins to fill up again,
just gently bring the focus back to feeling the flow of your breath.
Just allowing yourself a few moments of rest and focus here, giving yourself some mental space.
Feeling the gentle breeze of the breath moving into and out from your body, moment,
by moment, by moment.
Through mindfulness meditation we practice cultivating these qualities of inner calm, clarity
and stillness, by focusing on just one thing at a time. Just taking life one moment at a time.
And then we let that practice flow out into our lives.
And we can bring this same focused clear attention into our daily life too.
So whatever it is that you're doing today,
try to give the task your full attention and do just one thing at a time. In this way,
you'll unwind from the habit of rushing through your life feeling stressed and frazzled,
reclaim your mental space and find more ease, joy and fulfilment every step of the way.