This week we dive into attitude—that way of thinking or feeling we have about something or someone that shows through in our behavior. By investigating our attitude(s) in mindfulness meditation, we see how we can get to know our minds better and how this can lead us to gratitude. Our direct experience is our teacher and so I share what happened when I sat with the attitude of "I have to,” an attitude weighted down by a sense of obligation and drudgery and held up by a childhood experience. By bringing mindfulness to our uncomfortable attitudes, we discover and allow what’s happening and this leads to release. Then we can assume an attitude that serves us and leads us to appreciation and gratitude.
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Be well. Be mindful.
Resources:
Daniel Steindle Rast, “Want to Be Happy, Be Grateful,” TED Talk, TEDGlobal, June 2013, https://www.ted.com/talks/david_steindl_rast_want_to_be_happy_be_grateful?utm_source=tedcomshare&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tedspread Accessed on May 5, 2022
Louie Schwartzberg, “Nature. Beauty. Gratitude.” TED Talk, TEDxSF, June 2011 https://www.ted.com/talks/louie_schwartzberg_nature_beauty_gratitude?utm_source=tedcomshare&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tedspread Accessed May 5, 2022
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