Let's practice mindfulness at home
Based on a recent program that is undergoing to become a certified Life Coach, I have learned so much about mindfulness. This is the art of staying in the present, in the "here and now" and not allowing one's mind to wander.This is easier said than done. When we clean and wash the vessels at home, we are reminded about our son or daughter so many thousands of kilometers away in India, or abroad. Our mind starts to wander, and we are physically present where we are, but mentally, we are not.
If our wife or husband calls us at this point in time, even assuming that the television is not playing or there is no other sound in the immediate environment near our house, we do not immediately respond and take quite a while before responding. We often ask, "What did you say? Can you please repeat it?" much to the annoyance of the other person. In many cases, housewives who long to speak something with their husbands are not able to do so, precisely for this same reason.
In extreme cases, such negligence even leads to depression. The only alternative is to keep the cell on silent mode, switch off the television and stay glued to what our wives or husbands are saying. After all, they are trying to communicate something, and if we do not give them adequate respect, everything is lost. We have already lost something so precious -- their love.
Getting to practice Mindfulness does take a long time. But at home, at least, we need to stay glued to whatever we are doing and take the first baby steps. Once we do this on a constant basis, it becomes a habit.
At least, we would have already made a good beginning.
