Those who are depressed are probably living in the past with regrets, and or living in the future with expectations of fears and worries. To get rid of your depression, you may not have to rely on medications; rather, living in the now.
Living in the now is not easy in this day and age with the advancement of technology. Speed is everything, and performance is based on speed and efficiency, such that the human mind becomes naturally compulsive.
Living in the now is not easy in this day and age with the advancement of technology. Speed is everything, and performance is based on speed and efficiency, such that the human mind becomes naturally compulsive.
Our actions or inactions are derived and
driven by our thoughts and memories of our past experiences. If those
experiences were negative, our conscious and subconscious mind will tell us to
avoid them in the future; on the other hand, if they are positive, they tend to
instruct us to repeat them in the future. Accordingly, the human mind will constantly
shuffle between the past and the future. As a result, it seldom stays in the
present moment. To illustrate, while talking on the cell phone, how often do we
talk about what happened or what we are going to do next? If we think more deeply,
the subject of our conversation mostly involves mostly the past or the future.
In a worse scenario, if you are talking or texting while driving, your mental
focus is certainly not on the now—which is driving your car.
The first step to train your mind to focus
more on the present is to concentrate on your breathing. Most of us are totally
unaware of our breaths, unless we are short of breath after running or climbing
stairs, or due to some medical conditions that may cause difficulties in
breathing. Concentration on how you breathe in and breathe out, as well as your
body’s sensations during the inhalation and exhalation trains you to develop
mindfulness. Understand that your body is yours only, and it is always with you. Finding the moment-by-moment
relationship with your body through your breathing is your pathway to wellness of
the body, the mind, and the soul.
Mindfulness is your purposeful attention to
the present moment. This purposeful attention enables you to recognize your
thoughts as they occur, but without paying judgmental attention to them; in
other words, they neither distract nor disturb you, and you just observe them objectively, like watching a
movie about yourself unfolding before your very eyes.
Learn mindfulness from an expert who
provides a useful guide to harness the power of your mind with mental
training tools and techniques to perfect the art of mental transformation. Are
you living your life, or your life living you?
Stephen Lau
Copyright©2018 by Stephen Lau
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