In ‘Mindfulness’,  All Are Equal

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“Feelings, whether of compassion or irritation, should be welcomed, recognized, and treated on an absolutely equal basis… because both are ourselves.

“The tangerine I am eating is me.

The mustard greens I am planting are me. I plant with all my heart and mind. I clean this teapot with the kind of attention I would have were I giving the baby Buddha or Jesus a bath.

Nothing should be treated more carefully than anything else.

In mindfulness, compassion, irritation, mustard green plant, and teapot are all sacred.”

~ Thích Nhất Hạnh, The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation

Try This for a Mindfulness Moment

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Tree Tunnel, Sena de Luna, Spain

Imagine walking this path…      What fills your senses?

   What do you See?     Smell?

   What do you Feel?    Hear?

I see green, pink, red and purple.  🎨   I see a beckoning future…  I see shadow and light.
I smell the earth,  water and a  sweet aroma…  🌺💧
I feel the breeze  and  the sun  on my skin…
I hear the rustling of leaves  and the  sound of birds…🎶 🎵

Being in the present moment, tuned into your senses, can wipe your stress away… Meditation with pleasant imagery can do the same.