Realistic Mindfulness, 6

Giving attention to something that feels familiar, pattern recognition, that's mindfulness. Journal Prompts: It is a pattern that... ...feels really familiar

Realistic Mindfulness, 5

Mindfulness does not require Sunshine Sally positivity. It invites you to acknowledge your lived experience, despite where it falls on the emotional spectrum. Journal Prompts: Mindful people are... My angry mindfulness looks like...

Realistic Mindfulness, 4

Mindfulness is taking note of when something feels bad and making a change the next time around. Journal Prompts: I noticed it felt bad when... It would be more comfortable next time around to...

Realistic Mindfulness, 3

We must not overcomplicate the act of mindfulness. Mindfulness is acknowledging what is happening in you at a given moment. - Journal Prompts: Right now I am experiencing... I am aware that... - High five, you did it.

Realistic Mindfulness, 2

Mindfulness practice is becoming aware of when you need a break, and then taking it. Journal Prompts: I become aware of needing a break when... I know I am beyond needing a break when...

Realistic Mindfulness, 1

Mindfulness practice is often branded as blissful, time-consuming efforts, portraying unattainable states of arrival. Can it be those things, sure. And also, it is not reserved for elite gold status members. More commonly, mindfulness is the momentary act of pausing, in chaos, to notice the arc of the wrinkle on your toe. It is a moment that you invest your focus on being over doing. - Journal Prompts: Mindfulness feels reserved for people who... The wrinkles on my toes are...

Enough, 9

It has been enough pressure. Your humanness is allowed to have finite resources. - Journal Prompts: I do not have the internal resources to... I am running low on resources to deal with...

Enough, 8

Your emotional self gets a vote on your way forward. - Journal Prompts: If my emotional self votes, I...

Enough, 7

You've made enough contingency plans. It is time for forward steps. - Journal Prompts: Contingency planning makes me feel... A forward step means...

Enough, 6

You have over-functioned enough. It is time to hesitate. Let the chips fall where they fall, without your intervention. - Journal Prompts: I over-function when... Over-functioning gives me...