Creating a Healthy Lifestyle

There are many problems in life that can easily make you feel stressed out and even depressed.  There is also the pervasiveness of anger and frustration in everyday life.  Often these realities can easily cause one to be depressed, angry, resentful, or sad. With all of these things happening you can easily feel that life isn’t worth living.  Or you may just go through the motions and just do what you have to do.

These stressful situations may occur in only a part of your life:  at work for instance, or be in your everyday life with family, friends, neighbors, strangers, or life itself.  You may have to cope with the loss of a loved one, or feel anger toward one who betrayed you.  You may have experienced a crisis in your life. Or you may have everyday problems at home, job, or with some people in your life.  No matter what caused the stress it can escalate to a point of no return. You feel stuck in the stressful situation and see no way out.

Floating Thoughts

During these times of stress or crisis there is a plethora of thoughts that float through your mind.  Depending on the intensity of the problem, the thoughts may continue to bombard your mind to the point of frustration.  But even everyday, ordinary problems can be troublesome and continually float through your mind.  These intruding thoughts can’t seem to go away.  It may be frustration of something that happened to you a week ago, or a persistent anger towards a person who did something that offended you.  It even may be something on the news or social media that upset you.  There can be a myriad of problems in everyday life that cause you to be upset– and the thoughts continue to pass through your mind.

Pleasant Thoughts and Feelings

Pleasant thoughts will also float through your mind on many occasions: when you are having a pleasant feeling, sharing something pleasant with another, or looking forward to an enjoyable day. There are many happy, pleasant thoughts that will float through your mind during these times. Practice mindful meditation on these thoughts, as well as on any undesirable thoughts that may come to you from time-to-time. Being mindful of these pleasant thoughts will enhance your skills in mindfulness.

Practice of Mindful Meditation

Mindful meditation can help you to resolve or at least lessen these problems. You may need to attend counseling or therapy sessions to work on some of the problems. The more you are receptive to counseling, the more likely it will help you. Psychotherapy, family therapy and other types of counseling is a good resource for you to work on many of the stresses and issues that may befall you. But whether or not you attend counseling sessions, mindful meditation is something you can do any time, any day–since it can become a part of your healthy lifestyle.  Better yet, mindful meditation can prevent problems from happening.  It is an excellent way to have a healthy, happy, and satisfying life.

Mindful meditation or mindfulness is when you direct your attention to an experience, thought, feeling or object without expecting anything– and without judgment.  For instance, when there is an unwanted thought that comes through your mind you would focus your attention on that thought. See it as a dark cloud in your mind. Then let it slowly flow away from your mind.  This thought is still in your mind but you no longer can ‘see’ it. It is just away from your view.  Another thought may then come in your mind. Close your eyes and see the dark cloud. Let it flow away from your view.  You can practice mindful meditation on a thought, feeling or emotion. When you are not troubled by anything you can meditate on various things, such as: on your surroundings, nature, objects around you, and even other people. There are no limits to mindfulness. You can be mindful of all your experiences. It can become a way of life.

Conclusion

Mindful meditation can help you cope with the stresses in your life, the problems you may face, and unresolved relationships; this will free you from worry, anxiety and sadness. It can help you understand your mind more clearly than you ever did before. You will be able to focus on your relationships with others more clearly. You will discover new things about yourself, your mind, and your relationships. You are now on the path towards Wisdom.