3 Mindfulness Tips to Maximize Contentment
Here at Camp Kupugani (in northwest Illinois about 2 hours west of Chicago and 90 minutes south of Madison, Wisconsin) our overnight summer camp is all about helping our campers to be the best version of themselves. A recent article from Barking up the Wrong Tree explores some good mindfulness tips. Bullets below; click here to read the full article.
- Discount these four happiness myths
- Myth 1: “Happiness Is the Natural State for All Human Beings”
- Our brains are not programmed at birth for bliss.
- Ups and downs are normal; embrace them!
- Myth 2: “If You’re Not Happy, You’re Defective”
- Nothing is wrong with you if you are not happy.
- Life circumstances sometimes knock us on our butts.
- Myth 3: “To Create a Better Life, We Must Get Rid of Negative Feelings”
- It is what we do with the negative feelings that make us who we are.
- Myth 4: “You Should Be Able to Control What You Think and Feel”
- How well does “calm down” or “snap out of it” work for anyone?
- “Influence”? Yes. “Control”? No.
- Short term “solutions” (i.e. drinking or otherwise masking your feelings) are exactly that–only ephemeral.
- Myth 1: “Happiness Is the Natural State for All Human Beings”
- You Are Not Your Thoughts
- Not all thoughts in your head are facts.
- Sometimes the voice in our head is someone else’s.
- You Gotta Defuse
- Think to yourself…Is this helpful?
- Will further exploration of this thought help me live the life I want?
- Remove negative thoughts.
- Thoughts are exactly that…just thoughts
- Step Back and Isolate Them
- Pausing allows you to take inventory of your thoughts.
- Accept and Defuse
- Focus on a particular negative thought and remove its power.
- Don’t take negative thoughts too seriously.
- Step Back and Isolate Them
Source article: bakadesuyo.com