I have my moments when I am not mindful, I share those times now.  

When are you not mindful?

Are there any areas in your life that you have a hard time being mindful of? Oh, yeah, there are a few and I will share with you those on this episode. 

So I came across mindfulness a while ago, mostly because I wasn’t a huge overthinker and I had some anxiety and I also just had this sense of feeling as though this it this this this everything, things just didn’t seem right. 

 I remember one day, I had a memory of being around 16 or 17 walking down the street to my friend’s house on a fall day. 

I was looking at the trees and noticing the sun behind the trees, kind of reflecting and making the trees almost iridescent and just thinking how absolutely beautiful it was. And on how in a few moments the light would be gone along with the day. 

It got me thinking about time and reflecting on how life passes us by.

I felt very present that day and was really enjoying the beauty of the present moment.

Of course, being young, that didn’t last long.

And even though I practice mindfulness, there are times when I’m not as mindful as I would like to be.

So the first is driving. If I’m driving down the street alone, and there’s nobody around, I can be mindful, be present, you know, feel on the move of the car, feeling my hands on the steering wheel, really paying attention. But I don’t like to drive.

I’d rather just sit in the passenger seat look at the trees look at the scenery. So when drivers around me annoy me my mindfulness goes out the window

The second is around loud noises  

 I’m what you actually call an introvert, even though I am very outgoing and not shy at all anymore. 

 I find that working in a highly stressed area (Level 1 Trauma) for many years with everything coming at me at once bombarded me with too many external stimuli. Now it irritates me.

I’ve learned to get better at it to where I just embrace it and bring it into my experience, but I also find it gets a little overwhelming. 

The third time I’m not that mindful-yes, oversharing. Is in the shower.

I used to just take the time to just pay attention to the water streaming down, feeling the warmth as I relaxed, but then I started to shift into where it became a place of creativity.

To the point where I’m sitting there going, “Ah, damn, this is a wonderful idea!”

And of course, I don’t have a pen so unless I want to do some shampoo art on the wall, I’ll try to rush to get done so I can get out to write stuff down because my creativity is on overdrive.

You’ll never know what creative podcast ideas came from the shower. I can tell you, probably many of them.

Here is where I find my mindfulness.

The most powerful time when I am mindful is when I go for a walk to in nature. I feel connected and grounded. I become very spacious.

It just soothes my soul and just calms me down.

I’m also mindful when I am able to be in a room full of people who I can just watch and ard listen to them.

Watch life happen in real time. 

When are you not so mindful? Let me know below or send me an email.

Take a deep breath in and exhale.

So, before I go, listen closely and remember this ONE thing. 

Your future is a thought, your past has passed, but your now is always here.
Be mindful-one minute at a time.

Hugs Cheryl

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