Category: Being Mindful

Mindfulness teaches us to focus on the present moment while staying aware of our own thoughts and feelings. When applied to eating, mindfulness advocates that we pay all our attention to the properties of food and the act of eating.

Most of us view gratitude as part of a prayer that we mumble half heartedly. “Thank your God, thank your parents, thank you teachers and thank you good fortune” we tend to mutter even as half of our mind is focused on the food on table or on the next task that we have to rush to.

Don’t worry, be happy, goes the song. It highlights the fact that to be happy is often seen as the epitome of our life’s achievements. All our other goals are lined up, just so we are happy some day! 

Mindfulness is the state of being conscious and aware of our surroundings. It is our ability of staying conscious of our environment as well as our own thoughts and feelings.

By being more open to experiencing everything that you feel and what others think and feel will enrich your life further. By being more open you will discover that other people will also respond with more openness and you will learn more about yourself and others too.

The most important element of mindfulness is being present now. There are several ways you can do this but just being aware that you should be in the present moment more often is a good start, as most us don’t think about time and life this way.