Mindfulness begins with a healthy mind. A healthy mind leads to healthy thoughts, healthy feelings, healthy behaviors, and healthy relationships, driven by love. How does one work towards having a healthy mind? Through daily practice, one can observe and realize that it’s not necessarily what happens to us, but rather what we say to ourselves about what happens. Stop and ask the question: What am I saying to myself? Answering the question can help identify how situations can activate thoughts, actions, and behaviors. Practice visualizing the situation, experiencing the feeling, and capturing the thought associated with the feeling. Identifying automatic thoughts can increase awareness and can help to unravel deeper core beliefs.
By disassociating with the emotion and simply acknowledging the emotion’s presence, finding an alternative and a more PAWsitive action and thought can be substituted and amended. For instance, statements of “I am bored” can be restated to “Boredom is present.” As a result of separating “I” from the emotion, one does not identify as being a bore or be entangled in the thought that one is a boring person. Instead, one accepts the presence of boredom. This new pattern of thinking opens up doors for ways to rid of boredom by participating in activities that could bring excitement into the space. This new wave of thinking opens doors to love more and stress less, thus enhancing the overall quality of life. As pups, we don't overthink. We simply do. Our actions are driven by thoughts of love. We wag our tails because we love. We give wet kisses because we love. We follow because we love. And so we leave you with an inspiring quote as a reminder to practice mindfulness daily. “We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.” -Buddha
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Shirley varner
11/4/2016 07:47:23 pm
They remind me of two of my dogs one was blind and her pal would lead her around, they were the best of friends,
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Katrina Coreces
11/13/2016 06:29:16 pm
Beautiful post. Thanks!
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