Mindfulness can be understood as intentionally paying attention to the present
moment with curiosity and kindness.
Definitions vary, but Jennings likes to think of it this way: attending to things in
the moment with curiosity and acceptance.
Not exact matches
Triangle businesses and museums make «aha»
moments possible, where science collides
with curiosity and imagination.
• Thoughtfully planned activities that encourage your child's
curiosity and exploration • Singing and dancing that will make your child laugh and smile and nurture positive connections • Sharing a snack and story time
with friends (saying a bracha together) • Theme activities and discussions to make parenting easier • Time to share magical
moments and become part of a caring family community
Those seemingly simple
moments are a big deal for them, so now would be a good time to explore their cashiering
curiosity with that timeless toy cash register from Learning Resources!
This video clip shows
moments during a demonstration of drilling into a rock at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.,
with a test double of the Mars rover
Curiosity.
You can start by simply «paying attention to the present
moment, intentionally,
with curiosity, and
with an effort to attend non-judgmentally,» Edenfield says.
It's an acting showcase above all else, but
with enough
moments of interest for politics junkies, to whom the film ultimately gets a recommendation as a nicely acted
curiosity.
When Pocahontas spends the rest of her days in England, something of a
curiosity for display in a room full of caged raccoons and eagles (her tribesman, Opechancanough (Wes Studi), accompanies her and, in a wonderful
moment, examines some of His Majesty's carefully tended topiary), there is of course the problem
with the English desire for constraining nature — but it's a more fruitful line to relate the progress of this history to something so simple as a girl led astray by the best intentions of an older, wearier soul.
Education requires the cultivation of critique, or critical consciousness, and in my teenage high school years, being intelligent or able to conscript concepts into the service of sustained analysis was not something that earned one a lot of attention
with one's peers, and I was culturally shallow enough to want to be part of the popular crowd, so I would often hide my intellectual
curiosity about life, mostly during
moments of grinding loneliness.
With a compelling quick read for every
moment, B&N Readouts will pique reader
curiosity and keep them entertained when they're looking to learn something new or to escape into a good story for a few minutes each day.
We know you've been a bit distracted
with other things (due to either frustration or just plain
curiosity) but we'd like to take a
moment to bring you back into the fold.
LA - based artist Seth Armstrong crafts paintings that self - consciously capture a sense of looking, arresting
moments with cinematic detail and voyeuristic
curiosity.
Armstrong's paintings self - consciously capture a sense of looking, arresting
moments with cinematic detail and voyeuristic
curiosity.
In a
moment of boredom, or
curiosity, I decided to play
with Google's «Wonder Wheel» gadget, which Google introduced in May 2009.
In economic terms, given that your communication / physical costs are already «sunk» or spent (your computer, internet connection and any costs associated
with the heating and lighting of the space you are occupying at the
moment), then the marginal cost to you to yield to
curiosity and follow a thought seeking greater knowledge is essentially just your time.
If you're reading this, I've obviously piqued your
curiosity, and I promise to explain the connection in just a
moment, but I need to start
with a little story...
Mindfulness means maintaining a
moment - by -
moment awareness of our thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment
with openness and
curiosity.
Mindfulness is a whole body - mind state of awareness that involves «tuning in'to the present
moment,
with openness and
curiosity, instead of «tuning out» from experience.
Using proven - effective mindfulness - based stress reduction (MBSR) techniques, this book will help you be fully present in the
moment, cultivate kindness and
curiosity toward yourself and others, and find constructive ways of dealing
with the pressures of being a teen.
Seeing and hearing a young child say,» It's something that you love breaks and you want to put it back together» but can't or «I feel it was my fault cause I was hard on my mother» takes the viewer into the child's head for a
moment to empathize
with the
curiosity, fears, helplessness, dependence and confusion.
In working together, I welcome all parts of you in my office
with curiosity and compassion for the human struggles that you may be facing at this
moment of your life.
Finally, because «[s] ome of the characteristics of mindfulness are self - regulation of attention, non-judgmental awareness, adoption of an orientation of
curiosity, openness, acceptance of one's experience in the present
moment and cultivating familiarity
with the workings of one's mind» (Evans et al., 2011, p. 553), our last question centered on whether individuals
with higher levels of mindfulness would report using such openness,
curiosity, and withholding of judgment in their efforts to solve conflict.
Whether our experience is pleasure or pain, having an open and accepting attitude provides the lens where we can perceive this ever - changing life
with curiosity and lightness, allowing us to honor and relax into life's
moments, just as they are.