Qualities of Mindfulness
Please consider these elements of consciousness
Awareness
Awareness is the active perception of things. It is the foundation of mindfulness, in which we learn to guide and condition awareness, thereby influencing the patterns of the ‘mind’, emotions, and body
Focus
Focus is the quality of holding awareness or intention steady. Focus supports mindfulness by increasing continuity of awareness, thereby supporting embodiment and intentional conditioning of being
Sensitivity
Sensitivity is the state of attunement to stimuli. A person experiencing depression may be more attuned to pain, fear, and negative perceptions. Through mindful action, we can recondition sensitivities
Conditioning
Conditioning is the accumulation of experience and patterns of being. Our embodiment and sensitivity in any present moment is informed by our conditioning. Stated otherwise, a component of sensitivity and reactivity
Physical Sense
The physical senses. Sensations of the body and sensations outside of the body. Pain, contentment, and the full spectrum of sensation.
Emotional Sense
The sensation of emotions in the ‘mind’, heart, and body.
Identification
The sense or categorization of self and non-self and any matter of identity. I’m unsure where you and I begin and end, but I can feel we are here together
Momentum
The residual energy of our experiences, feelings, states of being, and mental objects. We carry momentum at all times. Energies cannot be created or destroyed. Instead, we channel them with steady compassion
Clarity
The state of clear connection to mental objects, energies, or emotions. Mindfulness seeks to resolve delusion and confusion with clarity for the discovery of insight
Embodiment
Embodiment is the actualization and encoding of being. We seek to embody our aspirations though a life of active connection. Therefore, our ideals become more than mental objects
Excitation
The state of being of nervousness, turbulence, or stillness. Otherwise stated, the state of the nervous system which impacts our state of being at all times
Connection
The state of relating and feeling bonded with beings, mental objects, sensations, emotions, emotions and identities. This feeling may be tangible for strong connections
Energy
The physical, mental, and emotional spectrum of states between exhaustion and vitality. This is the physical reality that regulates our capacity
Capacity
The state of utilization of our total energy. As earthly beings we manage our energy output given a fluctuating capacity
Acceptance
Stated otherwise: surrender, grace, forgiveness, and equanimity. The active, sometimes effortless state of peace with your condition, however it may manifest.