Parenting Practices In A State Of Mindfulness
“If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present.” Lao Tzu
by Stephanie Hrehirchuk
Science has now proven what Lao Tzu wrote thousands of years ago.
A growing body of research on mindfulness and meditation shows how being in the present moment offers a range of benefits, from improved immune function to enhanced creativity, clearer communication to greater satisfaction in relationships.
If the wellspring exists in the present moment, why do we spend so much time in the past and future? The answer is simple: because we’ve not been trained to live in the present moment, but we’ve been conditioned to live in the past and future.
When we observe these conditionings we can stop perpetuating them in our lives and the lives of our children.
We may look for practices to add to our lives in order to be more mindful. Sometimes dropping old habits, however, is a powerful practice itself.
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