Joy Of Being Mindful

Forgiveness is the act of forgiving someone or something. What this means is that forgiveness is a conscious, deliberate decision to release feelings of resentment or vengeance toward a person or group who has harmed you, regardless of whether they actually deserve your forgiveness. A quote from Luminita D. Savic “People should forgive because forgiveness is an act of strength. You don’t forgive because you are weak, but because you are strong enough to realize that only by letting go of resentments you will be happy and at peace. Also forgiveness is a gift you give to yourself, to be at peace, to be happy and to be able to sleep at night.

Forgiveness is not just practiced by saints and not only benefits its recipients but have strong connection with person’s physical, mental and spiritual health. It plays a great role in the health of families, communities and nations. Forgiveness provides common ground for love, acceptance, harmony and true happiness Most spiritual and religious leaders of the world will agree that forgiveness of oneself and others is one way to clear the mind, heart and soul and may result in a feeling of increased peace and happiness.

The dance of forgiveness is six steps to be transformed from being a selfish self-absorbed human being. To being a person full of grace and accepting of everyone. The first step is truth telling. This helps build trust between people groups and starts on the path to a relationship. The second step is acknowledging anger. A person should not try to hide their emotions even if it may be an emotion of anger. To get rid of it is by bringing it out in the light and praying for God to help you with the anger. The third step is having concern for others. One of the ways of understanding someone else is to think how life would be in their shoes. Having a genuine concern for someone besides yourself can change a person’s, heart. The fourth step is recognizing, remembering, and repenting. As humans, we need to recognize what we have done wrong and not pass off blame to others and repent for what we have done. The fifth step is

Forgiveness is something that everyone struggles with at some point. Forgiving anyone can take time and is sometimes very hard to accomplish. In Tuesday's with Morrie, by Mitch Albom, we learn that it is essential to forgive ourselves by letting go of our regrets because what we have now may not always be there. It is always important to look at life as it is now with a positive view, holding a grudge will only damage your response to living.

The findings from this study were that there is limited empirical support in the area of self-forgiveness. The findings also indicated that there is a lack of self-forgiveness intervention methods. Based on this article, the finding concluded that in order for someone to forgive themselves or someone else, certain factors and determinates must be included; such as emotions or behaviors.

In general, self-forgiveness is identified by a common ability to exhibit self-respect in spite of the acceptance of wrong-doing (Hall, J., Fincham, D., 2005). I never considered the distinction between interpersonal forgiveness and intrapersonal forgiveness. While they share many similarities, there is even greater evidence of the differences between the two. One significant difference involves the consequences of withholding forgiveness from self. It is likely that intrapersonal unforgiveness can be much more detrimental than interpersonal. Hall & Fincham state “ Self-forgiveness often entails a resolution to change” (2005). It is this process of acceptance of one’s own imperfections and sinful nature that catapults a desire for self-improvement and growth. This is a critical component of healing the soul and beginning the journey to spiritual and mental health. Also enlightening was the declaration that one can experience pseudo self forgiveness by failing to acknowledge any wrong doing and convincing him/herself that they are without fault. Finally, I was struck by the notion that self-forgiveness will typically

The journal article, Intervention Studies on Forgiveness: A Meta-Analysis, written by Thomas W. Baskins and Robert D. Enright examines several studies on forgiveness. Based off the many studies, the definition of forgiveness is having the ability to end the feelings of resentment against another individual. The process of forgiving has been around since the beginning of time when God gave mankind a cure for the curse that started when Adam and Eve ate from the tree of life. However, it was not scientifically studied until the 1990’s.

Seligman and Peterson (2013) have conceptualized forgiveness has a religious grounded value. It is the act of forgiving a transgressor through as intrapersonal choice. It is distinct from reconciliation, in the sense that it is more concern with benevolence towards the person and towards the person. It is not heavily grounded on the need to have reconciliation but the act of forgoing misunderstandings and grudges. Furthermore, Thompson et al (2005), conceptualized forgiveness as the the transformation of negative affect from a perceived offense, offender and offending circumstance into a positive or neutral one. The source of offense may be the person himself, another person or a situation that is uncontrollable. Hence, this study will define forgiveness as the forgoing of

In conclusion, it is clear that mindfulness relates to the subjective well-being of persons. Interests in the groundworks and improvement of well-being have been mushrooming in the recent years. Our optimism is that the existing investigation nurtures this trend. The reason behind this is because it shows that mindfulness is a dependable and genuinely measured feature that has a vital role to play in various aspects of subjective well-being. Additional study into this characteristic may open up significant new opportunities for improvement of

Mindfulness is the ability to be completely aware of all that one experiences internally within the body, mind, heart, and spirit; and be attuned with the surrounding environment (Boyatzis & McKee, 2005, p. 112). It is self-awareness; having vast insight of yourself, knowing your areas of strengths and weaknesses, and being able to understand others and their perceptions. Mindfulness provides the ability to circumvent conflict or reduce its severity should it arise. It is an essential

Mindfulness, to me, is being present in my daily life. It’s not just being at my daughter’s cheer games, but truly being there and participating in watching her and the other girls. Mindfulness is sitting with my grandpa and not just listening to stories from long ago, but actually hearing the stories. It’s me blocking out making my to-do list in my head while I take a shower. For me to incorporate more mindfulness into my life, the very first thing I need to do is to try and cut back on distractions that tend to pull me away – namely my cell phone. As a parent, I want to capture every picture I can of my kids, but after this reading and some soul searching I can remember plenty of times I was stuck behind my phone trying to get a perfect

This I believe that forgiveness is the key to finding inner peace. “Forgiveness does not change the past but it does enlarge the future.” Paul Boese had a clear understanding of what it meant to forgive. It sounds so lucid, but forgiving is never easy. In fact, it's probably one of the hardest things you'll have to do. To forgive someone, you have to first find closure and make peace with yourself. In order for you to be able to move on, you have to accept what they have done and think if that person as more than their mistake. Everyone deserves a second chance. Things happen, while everyone should be held accountable for their actions, they shouldn't be defined by one mistake.

There is positive relationship between mindfulness and happiness (Hollis-Walker & Colosimo, 2011). A study by Brown & Ryan (2003) suggested that higher personal well-being on a variety of indicators is exhibited by mindful individuals. This is, moreover, supported by Brown & Kasser (2005), who mention that mindfulness stimulates subjective-well-being. According to Ryan & Deci (2000) mindfulness helps to disengage individuals from their habits, automatics thoughts, and unhealthy behaviour patterns and can thus play an important role in fostering self-endorsed behavioural regulation, which has been associated with the enhancement of well-being

As we find ourselves embracing conflict, heartache, or drama it’s important to remember that forgiveness isn’t an easy task, with that being said, we all need the help of our Lord and savior to guide us and empower us those this issue.

Mindfulness is being in the present moment. It is being here in the now, not in the past and not in the future. Most of the time we are lost away in our work, our cellphones, Twitter accounts, Facebook, Gmail. All of these are pulling our attention in multiple directions, away from the gift that the present has to offer. We spend our lives in a haze of distractions. Practicing mindfulness is like exercising a muscle. The more we practice it, the stronger it becomes. Eventually it becomes second nature, instead of having to remind ourselves to be in the present. When we are in the present moment, we are using all five senses—seeing the sights, smelling the smells, feeling the feels, hearing the noises, and tasting life. Being mindful has to do with awareness of the world around you, as well as the effect you are having on the world. Life is meant to be lived. Being stuck in the past and the future is worrying, not living. Mindfulness helps us cope when difficult moments arise. It grants time to process the experience you are having and calmly respond. Resisting what is happening causes us pain and suffering. As Dr. Neff’s PowerPoint warns, “What we resist, persists!” It helps us to accept that something unfavorable is happening instead