I think the curious thing is that we often get stuck in the first part of this quote… sometimes that is enough, and it is a necessary step. However, where mindfulness can be grossly misunderstood is when we pause, we observe, we notice our thoughts without engaging with them…. and we think

Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen.” Brene Brown   Have you ever been avoiding something, and then felt the burden lift when you actually address it? Turns out that avoidance creates a whole lot of anxiety, that is often more cumbersome than the task, conflict or situation itself. Wouldn’t it be

“You cannot do great things in this world. You can only do small things with great love” Mother Teresa   If I dare paraphrase a saint, what I think Mother Teresa was really trying to say was that the great things you will do in this life are always a culmination of many, many small