a quality ; a method ; a way

mindfulness practice enables me to be thorough in my work

it is a quality of action where action is not merely a means to an end

it is attention to how something is done

it is a particular care to craft

in a word: thoughtfulness

mindfulness is a method of being in the present moment (an elusive task!)

it isn’t confined to the meditation cushion or the yoga mat

it’s how we cut our fruit

it’s how we do our everyday work

it’s in the way we speak to others and ourselves

mindfulness is a way of slowing down and noticing what arises

it is seeing reality as it is (instead of how we wish it to be)

without labeling good or bad, pleasant or unpleasant

in this way, the weapons of blame and regret weaken

and conflicts can be approached with heart awareness