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Become More Mindful In A Day For Dummies
by Shamash Alidina
Become More Mindful In A Day For Dummies
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Introduction
When I was about eight years old, I discovered an amazing fact Im actually alive, on this planet, in this universe! And so is everyone else. The fact that theres a universe at all is amazing, but that Im in it too... that was mind blowing. I started going round telling everyone, but they didnt share my excitement. I saw adults mechanically going to work and doing the shopping, and friends playing games, but I was conscious of an incredible sense of existence happening that they werent able to share.
As I grew up, I began to lose my grip on this sense of wonder until I stumbled upon mindfulness and a range of philosophies. I was relieved to find others whod contemplated similar questions to me, and to learn a way of managing my stress at the same time.
In this book you can discover how to re-ignite your perception of this mystery called life, so you arent just existing to complete to-do lists, but are actually living. Youll discover how to begin practising mindfulness, so you can integrate a new way of being into your everyday life.
If you wish to get in touch with me for feedback, consultation or anything else, email Id love to hear from you!
What You Can Do in a Day
As part of the In A Day For Dummies series, I designed this book to contain about a days reading (or a couple of days if youre taking your time). I focused on introducing mindfulness exercises and meditations, and sharing some suggestions for the different ways that mindfulness can help you take care of yourself and others all of which can be easily digested in a day. You should have enough information to be able to immediately become more mindful in your daily life.
Foolish Assumptions
In writing this book, I made a few assumptions about who you are:
Youre keen to learn more about mindfulness, but dont know exactly what it is, and how to practise it.