Inner World Counseling

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The Created and the Creator

Day to day, week to week, do you walk through your life on auto-pilot?  The world around you  just happens, and you float along with it?  One could live their entire life this way.  So how does that make you feel?  Powerless?, at the mercy of other peoples needs and actions?  Maybe you are just sleepwalking through your days.  I have been there.  So how do you and I become creators of our own lives?

Mindfulness.  I am sure you have heard the word.  It is in the news, there are books, videos and classes on mindfulness.  So what is so great about it?  It is the first step towards becoming the creator of your own path in life.  

So let's start by taking a look at what mindfulness is.  There are two parts to the act of being mindful.  First, bring all your awareness into the present moment.  All your senses, sight, sounds, sensations, everything.  That includes your thoughts and feelings too.  Being aware in the moment.  The next part is a bit harder, do not judge what you are feeling or thinking.  Just be present in the moment.  Be aware of your own presence in the world.  

Then what?....Stay tuned.