It’s very human to avoid unpleasant experiences. When it comes to emotions, there are some unpleasant ones that we really prefer not to have anything to do with. Typically labeled as “negative emotions,” they are difficult feelings such as shame, jealousy, disappointment, sadness, and anger. We avoid those emotions in subtle and not-so-subtle ways, sometimesContinue reading “What Are Our Emotions Telling Us?”
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How Can Mindfulness Help When I’m in a Bad Mood?
We all get affected by bad moods from time to time. When we are in a bad mood, mindfulness can help us find some flexibility and choice, so we don’t have to feel completely at the mercy of our bad mood. How do we do it? Mindfulness is just noticing our experience. We can observeContinue reading “How Can Mindfulness Help When I’m in a Bad Mood?”
How Do I Practice with Grief, Loss, and Sadness?
We experience grief when there is loss in our lives. There are many types of loss: Loss of a loved one, a relationship, an identity, an object, a community. It can also be loss of vitality, loss of health, loss of a particular way of life. Grief is a process through which we come toContinue reading “How Do I Practice with Grief, Loss, and Sadness?”
How Do I Work with Fear and Anxiety?
Practicing mindfulness with fear and anxiety is to bring nonjudgmental awareness to our experience in the present moment. That means paying attention to our fear and anxiety in a particular way, consistent with the mindfulness technique. We typically do two things with thoughts and emotions, or anything that arises in our consciousness: Hold on toContinue reading “How Do I Work with Fear and Anxiety?”
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