PullYourWalksUp

Mindfulness is a way of life that makes living a lot more enjoyable and a lot less stressful. It simply means -  being aware of the present moment .  However, If I say, we're living a greater portion of our lives on an 'auto-pilot mode' , would you not agree with me?  In our everyday lives, many a times, we tend to do the things that we're supposed to do, without even being mindful of doing them. For instance - Having your breakfast while thinking about a presentation you're about to deliver in a meeting.  In that case, you'd probably have your breakfast without being mindful of - its taste, it's temperature, whether you actually like it or not, whether you're full or still feel hungry and so on. This is exactly what we can call, living life on an 'auto-pilot mode'. Now, that's a life that surely no one actually enjoys or would want to step into, but, somehow, we're all guilty of being 'mindfull' rather than being ...

We talk to people everyday, but how often do we realize that we're constantly in a conversation with ourselves too? While eating, walking, running, swimming, sleeping and even while we talk to other people, there is always an inner monologue going on. A   conversation of one with oneself. This is exactly what we call the "self-talk". It can either be a constructive one or a destructive one. Intriguingly, how we talk to ourselves matters the most. It is what we constantly keep telling ourselves -  "Today is a wonderful day, I'm so grateful to be alive." Or "Ugh, I hate mornings." "I can do this."  Or "I can't do anything right." I'm worthy of all the success." Or "I'm useless and good for nothing." If you're an optimist and a positive person, you're more likely to involve yourself into a constructive self-talk whereas if you have a hard time staying positive, you're more likely to get yourse...