Regarding stress/anxiety, I think I drew the DNA short straw on temperament. Before mindfulness, I was a professional neurotic. And stress meant meant depression was never far behind.
Fortunately, a lot of that got easier with non-judgemental observation. While it never entirely goes away (I wouldn't want it to), I just process better. MM makes it akin to passing by a storm. The storm is inevitable, but we don't have to linger there. We can just notice it. Zinn might say to focus on the present, and when some negative feeling creeps in, don't suppress it, just observe it, and then allow it to fall to the wayside while you refocus on senses in the present, without judgement.
Let me know if you need any of that stuff. I have all of the audiobooks, etc. Hope you're enjoying FLA. Whatever is said of MND, what you can say is that there's plenty of time for meditation, reading great lit, watching memorable films, or listening to amazing music. Hope to see you on the forums. Cheers. (2/2)
Fortunately, a lot of that got easier with non-judgemental observation. While it never entirely goes away (I wouldn't want it to), I just process better. MM makes it akin to passing by a storm. The storm is inevitable, but we don't have to linger there. We can just notice it. Zinn might say to focus on the present, and when some negative feeling creeps in, don't suppress it, just observe it, and then allow it to fall to the wayside while you refocus on senses in the present, without judgement.
Let me know if you need any of that stuff. I have all of the audiobooks, etc. Hope you're enjoying FLA. Whatever is said of MND, what you can say is that there's plenty of time for meditation, reading great lit, watching memorable films, or listening to amazing music. Hope to see you on the forums. Cheers. (2/2)