The Raven Drum Foundation

Mindfulness is a practice of watching your thoughts and observing the actions and reactions of your mind. Being mindful is using your awareness to observe yourself.

Most of our time is spent thinking about things that have occurred in the past or projecting things that may or may not occur in the future. Being mindful brings us into an awareness of what is happening in the present. It allows us to engage and participate in what and how we think instead of being a helpless by stander of our thoughts. When we are mindful we can alter situations and make choices that can strengthen our ability to be resilient and keep us clear.

Being mindful can serve us very well in protecting ourselves from ourselves. From our negative and deconstructive thoughts and habitual patterns of perceiving our circumstance. We all have learned patterns of thinking which we have developed over time and life experience. Some are positive and some are negative. It’s the negative chatter that can keep us in a downward spiral. Being aware of these negative thoughts can give us the opportunity to acknowledge them with compassion and then choose another point of view in order to move forward.