Developing Mindfulness
It has been said by many Law of Attraction teachers that being emotionally detached from your goal can actually help you to manifest it more easily (normally because detachment removes the energy of ‘neediness’). Unfortunately, few teachers discuss how to achieve such a level of detachment, so today we will present you with one of the most effective techniques that we know of, and that technique is mindfulness.
Those of you who have studied certain types of meditation may already be familiar with mindfulness, but for the benefit of those of you who haven’t, we can define mindfulness as a state in which your mind is completely focused on the experience of the present moment. You aren’t dreaming about the future or remembering the past, you are simply focused on whatever is happening at the time.
If you practice mindfulness when you are mowing the lawn then you will be focused on the mowing of the lawn – on the smell of the freshly cut grass, on the sound that the lawnmower makes as you work and on the feeling you get in your arms and chest as you steer the machine. Similarly, if you practice mindfulness when you are sitting in traffic then you will notice the feeling of the steering wheel in your hands, the sound of the vehicles around you and the expressions on the faces of the people in those vehicles.
When you practice mindfulness, all stress and anxiety about the past or future naturally disappears because you won’t be thinking about past or future. In fact you won’t really be thinking much at all in an analytical sense – you will simply be observing things exactly as they are at the present moment.
Practicing mindfulness for a moment isn’t difficult, so try it right now. Stop reading this text when you reach the end of this paragraph and focus on how you are in relation to your immediate environment. Notice the sounds that you hear, even if it is only the sound of your own breathing. Notice the feelings in your physical body. Notice what the air smells like and the temperature of the room. Notice the texture of the things that your eyes fall upon. Don’t think about anything or analyse anything, simply notice how things are and accept them exactly as they are without judging. Spend as long as you like doing this and when you are ready to do so, come back for the rest of this article.
Most people who try this mindfulness exercise for the first time are amazed at how rich the present moment is in terms of sensory detail which we don’t usually notice. Most people are also impressed with the way they are able to quieten the chattering of their minds and let go of thoughts about the past and the future.
That was just a brief taster of mindfulness, but if you work on developing a habit of mindfulness then you will find that you can develop a wonderful state of aware detachment that enriches every aspect of your life, including your work with the Law of Attraction. This is obviously something that takes time to develop to a high level, but the great thing is that the process of developing mindfulness is itself incredibly beneficial, and even a moment of mindfulness every few hours will inspire you to want to practice it more and more.
Enjoy the week ahead and be mindful!
