Selective

One of the wonderful things about being mindfully aware of your present moment is that you get to be selective too!  Once you’re aware of where you are, what you’re doing, and what’s running through your mind, you can pause and select what is going to be next in your experience.  Let’s say you bring yourself into your present moment with a deep breath into the low belly and realize that you’ve been doing something on autopilot.  That will be the moment you can choose to stay with your action or thoughts.  In the decision to stay present, you are then able to choose the nature of your thinking and acting.  Is the thought or action helpful?  Is it positive?  Is it productive?  Could it be more of any of those: more helpful, more positive, or more productive?

Be awake to the moment before you.
Be awake to your life.

Affirmations for this practice:

I choose to be awake.  I choose to be aware. 

I choose to breathe deeply and notice myself deeply.  I choose to breathe deeply and notice others deeply.

I choose to be selective in my thoughts and actions, allowing more positive thoughts to come forward and be highlighted.