Mindful of Yourself

The road that leads to a peaceful life begins and ends with yourself. You can be mindful that you’re thinking about the past or future, but the only place you’ll ever be free is right now…

When a practice of mindfulness is in place it’s to allow the present moment to be experienced, this is within yourself. Being mindful of what’s actually happening as opposed to being pulled around by it determines the amount of peace there is in life by allowing you to mind yourself. Life is magical in its essence, but there’s nothing magical with being mindful of yourself. All roads that lead to a peaceful life begin and end in the present moment, and a mindfulness practice will assist in keeping you mindful of this.

A thought arises, be mindful of it, now watch another, this is a tool as is the breath to be used to keep you mindful of yourself. One cannot be mindful in the past or future. You can be mindful that you’re thinking about the past or future, but you can never actually be there. Every watched thought or breath can only be taken as it’s happening. The more you become mindful of this, the more focused you become in the body and being in the present moment as opposed to grasping for the story of the past or future. Be mindful of this article pertaining to you and then be mindful of what arises. Just be with it by being mindful of yourself. It’s in this space that you will find the peace because it’s the only thing that’s there…