Saturday, June 1, 2013

Mindfulness Challenge: Week 1: Non Judging

Through the next upcoming eight weeks, we will be exploring what is commonly referred to as the Seven Pillars of Mindfulness. Each week you are encouraged to engage in the presented pillar and reflect on your experience either internally or by journaling. While consistency is key with most aspects of our lives, there is no minimum nor maximum of time you experience these exercises. What is, is.

How do your judgements impact the quality of your relationships with others and your environment? Are you aware of the impact? We assign value to things we see, do, and experience which in turn locks us into reactions that we may not even be aware of and which reduce our objectivity. Non-judgment allows us to see things for what they are or what they are not, not what we attribute to them.

Notice your judgements but do not follow them down the rabbit hole. More significantly, judging our judgements only allows for more suffering. Just notice.

Try: for ten minutes observe how preoccupied you are with liking or disliking what you are experiencing.

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