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MINDFULNESS

The art of living in the moment is more than just a way to enhance enjoyment, although it does do that. Mindfulness is also a state of being which decreases worry, improves concentration, and increases your ability to learn. In addition, it magnifies your capacities for listening, for filtering essential from nonessential information, and for speaking clearly and concisely. And through the focus that mindfulness gives you, you truly create time!

Mindfulness Assessment

If you answer "Yes" to 3 or more of the questions below, OR if you have a strong "Yes, that describes me perfectly!" reaction to even one or two questions, you will benefit from counseling for Mindfulness.

1. Do you often dwell on the past?
2. Do you frequently find yourself "one step ahead," losing focus on the present? For example, thinking about what you need to do after lunch rather than enjoying lunch. Or worrying about paying for your children's' college instead of focusing on what their needs are now.
3. Do you spend a good deal of time and energy caught up in worrying and over-concern with "what ifs"? ("What if they don't like me?" "What if I fail?")
4. Do people around you, especially intimates, tell you that you are inattentive, distant, or preoccupied?
5. Do you find yourself accident-prone, scattered and absent-minded?
6. Are you frequently so concerned with details that you lose sight of the larger picture or goal?
7. Do you catch yourself sometimes doing several things at once?
8. Would you welcome a sharpened awareness of what's happening around you, and a greater self-awareness of your thoughts, feelings and physical state?

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