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1. Mindfulness, wellbeing, sustainability
Pain, suffering and stress can be overwhelming but
it does not have to be this way.
Mindfulness is paradox- being mindful of pain and
worry helps make it dissolve!
Some key ideas
Suffering occurs at two levels - primary suffering arises from unpleasant sensations
felt in the body. Secondary suffering arises from thoughts and feelings arising from the
primary suffering. The pain and distress you actually feel is a fusion of these. This
insight reveals a pathway away from suffering since secondary suffering tends to
dissolve away when you observe it with the mind’s compassionate eye.
Focusing on simple pleasures in the present - a blue sky, the movement of clouds,
the taste of fresh coffee….can increase pleasure in the simple and sustainable things
of life
Be quicker to laugh and slower to anger
Find this hard to believe? Why not give it a try- after all, you have nothing to loose.
Helpful Resource - ‘Mindfulness for health’ by V. Burch and Danny Penman