The more I learn about mindfulness, the more its importance becomes clear. I am trying to practice mindfulness in my own life, and am trying to teach my accent clients to be mindful about the way they create sounds. I hope that the more mindful I can be about my own behaviors, the more effective I will be in teaching mindfulness to them.
I’m currently reading “Mindful Eating” by Jan Chozen Bays, MD, and found this quote:
When we learn how to use this simple tool [mindfulness] and find for ourselves what it can do, it seems miraculous. It can transform boredom into curiosity, distressed restlessness into ease, and negativity into gratitude. Using mindfulness we will find that anything, anything, we bring our full attention to will begin to open up and reveal worlds we never suspected existed. (p. 2)
I hope I can pass on this understanding of how focused awareness can facilitate change from the inside, and hope I can continue being mindful in my own life.
