Post by Jessica:
Many of us have anger, depression and resentment that lives in our present life. Many have fear and worry that lives in our day today. These two pieces, which are past and future soaking, is a mindfulness practice that often leads to unhealthy connections, medications, and countless dollars spent to try to ‘find happiness’. We may see a Positive Polly walking around and either wish we had the secret pill or simply secretly despise them for being so darn cheerful all of the time! What the hell are they so happy about?? Don’t they see the news? Don’t they have bills? Hasn’t their heart been broken or humiliated lately like everyone else???
There is a trick, it’s not a miracle when practiced once or twice- however, it can be a miracle when practiced consistently. This is the act of realizing what you are doing- NOW. We drink, eat, breath, speak, drive and even argue in habits. Old habits like an automatic pilot while we grind our teeth about the past and ring out our palms about the future. Our backs, hearts and guts are tremendously affected and harmed in this lifestyle. It is a constant life of stress. It is a negative Mindfulness.
To begin change, start noticing what you are doing, what thoughts are running through your mind, what loops are skipping and where you are breathing. The present moment has sensations and actions ready to soak in and experience. The problem comes in with our autopilot. We are miserably obsessed with what happened and what might happen. There is then the absolute inability to ever really know and feel and smell and experience what IS happening. Your body and mind are thirsty for the present moment- so:
Where are you breathing in your torso, what are you smelling right now, what are you seeing and can you sit and wait to look at the next thought that float in? When you step outside- what sensations can you feel, smell and hear?
Repeat as often as possible. There is peace and positivity right HERE and right NOW but you do have to sit and soak in the now to ‘have’ it. Not soaking into 5 minutes ago or last year. Not soaking into 5 minutes from now or next week or retirement. Life is now. And now. And now.
’Breathing in, I calm my body.
Breathing out, I smile.
Dwelling in this present moment, I know that this is a wonderful moment.’
-Thich Nhat Hanh
Presence and Positivity 
Jess I don’t know if you’ll see this with me as the posting account – however, i’ve been using “breathing in, I smile – breathing out, I calm” which is a reversed of what was given by TNH and somehow more calming to me with the smile placement sooner 🙂 the breath is a miraculous calming agent
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