An aha moment and mindfulness

[mcdwg]

So everyday going to work I feel like crap having to deal with BS and other stuff so I remind myself hey it's an experience I will just try to enjoy and my mood usually changes to a better one, well this morning I did the same process and something weird happened, as soon as I finished everything driving down the road everything in front of seemed like I was in a movie like I was watching from a different perspective, like watching from outside, it's hard to describe sort of seemed like slow motion, I even noticed the sun shining down and it felt good.  I felt like a kid going to a field trip that I was waiting for so long to go, I was enjoying every moment of it and so far at work everything is going great, and believe me being in a US Marine unit brings a lot of stress but it doesn't feel like it today, hey it's not about everyone being nice and hugs here and there, being in my unit is about being yelled at, wanting this and that yesterday but with this state of mind it doesn't matter, I mean I see everything in a different light.

Xanth commented on another thread is about mindfulness and I didn't even know about it but I found this link http://www.jimhopper.com/mindfulness/ and it kind of resonates with what I am trying to do without the meditation part but I strongly believe practice makes perfect because I am starting to see results.

Just wanted to share

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[Xanth]

Yup!  You were living in the moment.
Feels great, doesn't it? 

Now do that 24/7! 

[Stookie]

I felt like a kid going to a field trip that I was waiting for so long to go, I was enjoying every moment of it...

That's a good way to describe it. I can step out onto my front porch in the morning before leaving and re-experience the awe and vastness of nature and the world the way I did as a child. It tends to spark memories from childhood. When you're a kid, you don't have a lot of built-up concepts that define everything... you just "experience" it fresh and new. It's nice to clear yourself of the filters that muddy up perception over time. I wish I could hold onto it 24/7, but yeah, I get mad and cuss sometimes too. As an adult you have to consciously do it.

[mcdwg]

Yup!  You were living in the moment.
Feels great, doesn't it? 

Now do that 24/7! 

It does feel great, feels like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders.

I think doing this 24/7 would be difficult with everyting around us, but hey with more practice maybe I will get there.