Mindfulness is the Opposite of Neediness

Anxiety is fueled by thoughts of past and future. When we drop those thoughts, we drop anxiety and find ourselves at ease. How do we drop thoughts? We drop thoughts by temporarily withdrawing energy from the thinking function of the mind and redirecting it to the awareness function of the mind. This deliberate infusion of awareness is the essence o

The central premise of this stress-reduction method is focusing on the self: noticing our responses, even if they are conditioned by habit, in order to be fully conscious of them. In this way, we connect with the here and now and limit thoughts that tend to spiral out of control.

If we are able to foster a parental perspective on ourselves, irrespective of what the rest of the world happens to think, we can legitimately (and without falling into narcissistic exaggeration), see ourselves as honourable and worthy of regard – despite everything.

essence of the practice of mindfulness is to choose to be present in every moment one hundred percent, most often we struggle against where we are, what we’re doing, or who we’re with in this moment due to the “tracks in the carpet” we’ve created for ourselves. We want to be somewhere else, with someone else, doing something—anything—else.