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Mindfulness

Mindfulness in the every day try to live in the present  The best place to start is in daily life, in reality, in the mundane. When you get up in the morning, when you brush your teeth, have your breakfast, take a shower, you can choose to be fully present in that moment. Whatever you are doing in life, whether it’s preparing for your day, sitting at your desk, your mind could be elsewhere, or you can bring your awareness to that present moment. Even in the daily routine of life you can make a conscious choice to develop mindfulness. Richard Johnston The Jesus prayer The Jesus prayer involves focusing on the prayer ‘Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner’. You say, ‘Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God’ on the in-breath, and ‘Have mercy on me, a sinner’ on the out-breath. I breathe deeply in and out and I say the Jesus prayer…I say that prayer over and over again as I b...