A dear friend suggested I write about mindfulness. He said words to the effect that if we aren’t mindful we are nothing better than zombies. I filed his suggestion away and last Sunday I decided to engage in an experiment. Since I am still dealing with arthritis in may wrist and can only type with one finger, I would read the Times in mindful fashion. I would search the pages for more than the headlines, and I found quite a few words, phrases, and thoughts that were worthy of my attention.
One of those phrases was a title to a book — I Never Thought Of It That Way, How to have fearlessly curious conversations in dangerously divided times. I thought upon reading what a mindful exercise that would be. I haven’t read the book but can you imagine a meaningful dialogue with your polar opposite?
Listening is an art that takes training, temperament, and time, but when developed is the epitome of mindfulness. Consider a little listening training during this Lenten season.
Still seeking a mindful dialogue with my polar opposite; but patience is an astonishing virtue. Still, after 15 years I would have thought I would have made more progress! 🙂
Very Mindful (as full as my mind can be!).
What a timely and wonderful Pew! We keep working on our mindfulness meditation and can’t think of a better place to “plug this in” than during a conversation with our polar opposites. Thanks, as always, for your wise counsel!!