Mindfulness and honesty
Mindfulness, Personal developmentTo completely experience the here-and-now, truthful mindfulness is required Mindfulness and honesty are intricately intertwined as you must be completely honest with yourself about what is going on at any given moment. Genuine honesty first…
Mindfulness, Discipline, Application
Mindfulness, Personal developmentBegin personal change with mindfulness, discipline, and action Mindfulness Personal change is a process that requires a conscious effort to shift one's behavior and thoughts in a new direction. This process can be initiated by mindfulness,…
Mindfulness: Understanding and Knowing
Mindfulness, Personal developmentPracticing Mindfulness: Balancing Intellectual Understanding and Experiential Knowing When it comes to practicing mindfulness, it's important to recognize the value of both intellectual understanding and experiential knowing. Intellectual understanding…
Creating the Mindful Mind
Mindfulness, Personal developmentThe Practice of Mindfulness The word "mindfulness" is becoming more familiar to the general public, and that's a good thing. In a world full of violence and heartache, a mindful mind can help relieve suffering. Mindfulness is the practice of…
Mindfulness Practice
Mindfulness, Personal developmentMindfulness: The Art of Being Present When you look at the child in this picture, notice the 10,000-mile stare. This gaze is called the "10,000-mile stare," and it happens when someone is totally absorbed in the moment. His eyes are open, but…
Mindfulness Series
Mindfulness, Personal developmentI've discussed the importance of mindfulness in almost every post on my blog, so I figure that doing a brief series on mindfulness would be helpful. Visit the Mindfulness Archives to see all articles about Mindfulness. Learn more about…
2016 - Jonathan F. Anderson, LPC-sMetacognition: Awareness of Awareness
Mindfulness, Personal developmentHow Mindfulness Practice Cultivates Metacognition Metacognition is a valuable outcome of mindfulness practice. Mindfulness is the practice of noticing what is in your awareness without judging it as good or bad. For example, consider the mild…
Pain is a Feeling . . . Suffering is a Thought
Mindfulness, Personal developmentThe Difference between Pain and Suffering When you stub your toe, you feel pain physically. Suffering, on the other hand, is the mental turmoil that arises when you judge the pain, the situation, or even yourself. For instance, when you blame…
Mindfulness and the Wise Mind
Mindfulness, Personal developmentIn dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), there is a wonderful explanation of how the best of our thinking and feeling minds can be accessed. This "Wise Mind" is based on the idea that the thinking brain and feeling brain both have validity and…
In the Flow Groove Zone
Mindfulness, Personal developmentFlow Theory is an integral part of Positive Psychology. It refers to a zone where you lose track of time, experience yourself on "auto-pilot," etc. We've all been there, and we can recreate it! When you're "in the zone," or "feeling the groove,"…