How can we be mindful?
We can all be a little more mindful if we simply practise taking a pause in everything we do. Pause for a split second before you speak. Breathe in before you type. Close your eyes for a moment after the first sip of coffee in the morning. Smell your apple before you take your first bite. It is in these in-between space that spiritual life can be found.
Practise pausing can enrich your spiritual life because a pause is a gentle reminder that there are many aspects to life. Work is only one part of your life. Besides Work, we have Family, Friends, Love, Study, Leisure and Spirituality. When you are upset over one area of your life, you can immediately restore your inner peace by putting your problem in perspective. A seemingly big problem becomes smaller when it is places in a larger scheme of life.
Pausing restores inner peace.
As we practise pausing and are better able to put everyday events in perspective, we will begin to realise that every experience is simply a step to a more complete and rich life. In this way, we learn to appreciate our past, cherish our present, and open our minds to receive our future, whatever it may bring.
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