dailydatewithgod

In the practice of mindfulness the intention is to be with what you are experiencing, to create an intention to pay attention and notice what is happening, and to practice awareness of oneself and his her surroundings. Whenever we feel someone is not paying attention causing them to do something oblivious we find ourselves asking them, “do you mind?” Having the presence of mind is about noticing and paying attention.  It is about noting with consciousness the awareness we are practicing in the moment.  The irony is the more we notice with our mind, the less we find ourselves minding.  We observe and create some distance from our experience in such a way that our mind is less attached to what is happening.  Mindfulness leads us to mindlessness.  It sounds like a riddle but it is not.  By practicing presence of mind we become aware that much more is going on than what the mind’s dialogue is telling us in our heads.  If we want to mind less and be present for all, we have to start by becoming aware of our state of mind in any given moment.   On my daily dates with God I learn to question what my mind tells me about everything especially everything it states as true.  Our dates have led me to believe there is much more light and laughter present in the world than my mind wants to believe but my heart knows the truth. Minding our mind through the practice of mindfulness enables us to mind our mind less and keep life in perspective.  Like many spiritual solutions, the answer comes when we embrace the thing we feel is responsible for whatever we are struggling with and allow our hearts to see beneath the surface.