Mindfulness, Trust and Letting Go

Self-determination, self-definition, autonomy is not only a community, public, social spirit or topic or only for society, but also for each and every one of us. Especially when it comes to going your own way - living your own life - realizing your own meaning in life. enjoying your and using your freedom. And what I like to emphasize is that the freedom I mean has nothing to do with not being aware of others, seeing others or even when I see it here or there - it has nothing to do with absence or non-recognition of authority or other, or even anarchy or the ruthless living out of all desires. Quite the contrary I have in mind- it has to do with responsible action as well as consideration and respect for ourselves and others. Freedom also challenges us to make the best of our circumstances, to choose from the multitude of possibilities to go our own meaningful path and to live your life. Even more it has something to do with building bricks, concrete for a stabile basement, walls and so on for your building of life and for long-lasting happiness are from my point of view the elements to be mindfulness. Mindfulness towards fellow human beings, nature and also towards yourself.

The feeling of trust, confidence and pride in oneself and the own abilities help to enjoy the good times in life and to believe in one's abilities even when dealing with bad times. That doesn't mean not seeing your weaknesses or making mistakes. 

Trusting yourself, your gut-feeling and intuition are at the core of the building and concept of trust within the attitudes of mindfulness. Honor your feelings, keep your boundaries, and support your own instincts, thoughts, emotions, and wisdom.

I had - And I am sure everyone had challenging moments in life - but by losing my wife - this decisive turning point much drastic than others before. But one thing I learned the hard way is that one attitude of mindfulness is ...

... Letting Go ...

Everything that is good and pleasant must someday come to an end. The essence of letting go is recognizing this fact, and when it happens, accept it rather than holding on. Developing a basic trust in yourself and your feelings is an integral part of life and happiness.

Seeding, fostering, and cherishing the attitude of letting go is fundamental to the practice of mindfulness. When we start paying attention to our inner experience, we quickly discover that there are certain thoughts and feelings and situations that the mind seems to want to hold on to. When they're pleasurable, we try to prolong, expand, and recreate those thoughts or feelings or situations.

Likewise, there are many thoughts and feelings and experiences that we try to get rid of or prevent and protect because they are uncomfortable and painful and frightening in one way or another. In the practice of meditation, we intentionally set aside the tendency to enhance some aspects of our experience and reject others. Instead, we just let our experience be as it is and practice observing it moment by moment.

One of the best ways to cultivate mindfulness is to let go and to pay attention and capture moments - good moments - to see other and most of all to see yourself.