![]() ![]() The big picture is to give yourself permission to simply be alone in silence. Avoid talking on the phone while doing chores or errands. Take a drive without listening to music or a podcast. Allow yourself to sit without your phone or without the television on in the background. We have so many forms of entertainment and rewards at our disposal that it is rare to sit in quietude. Rather than judging ourselves for this or panicking, we would be best served by giving the mind some quiet time. Our thoughts can be racing at such a fast pace, making it difficult for us to catch up. At times, these thoughts even come to the foreground, as some may have experienced at nighttime, resulting in difficulty falling asleep. If we pay attention, it is likely that we will be able to tune into the endless stream of thoughts that are running in the background of our minds. I regularly try to increase my own present-moment awareness, so I thought I would share some practical ways for incorporating this practice into your daily life. What we often forget is that mindfulness, which is the ability to be aware from moment to moment, while suspending any judgment (Kabatt-Zinn, 2013) can be practiced throughout the day. There are great strides in neuroplasticity research indicating that our brains are malleable and have the ability to restructure themselves (Kabat-Zinn, 2013 Shapiro, 2022). Many of us have heard of the immense benefits of meditation.
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