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Building Resilience 

Waking up this morning, I glanced at my mobile and noticed the weather app ominously predicting a cold day ahead. Brrr! I could feel the chill of dark thoughts starting to gather. I could feel my body creak with cold (and aging).
Life’s challenges were seemingly everywhere. And yet…I was smiling and singing to the song that plays on my alarm. I was cheerful. I was grateful. What? Was I crazy?
I have been trying (not always successfully) to cultivate more resilience around the ups and downs of life, so I made a point of tuning my awareness toward the appreciation of life’s small delights. I was curious about what I would discover if I focused intentionally on the things that I appreciated. This morning, as I let wakefulness peel the dark back, I could smell my wife's coffee. The misty morning outside gently buffered the sounds of the world. I could sense our dogs moving around. I took a long moment to enjoy the muted winter light edging in through the window above the piano.
There was nothing particularly special going on, but I noticed that being #grateful for little things was already lifting my dark thoughts. A long and difficult day was still present, but awareness of my gratitude was shifting my view, letting me see that everything was not dark and cold—in fact, many sights and sounds were quite lovely.

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10/15/2018 1 Comment

Patience can help

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Dear Life Clinic Readers,
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They say that patience is a virtue, but we could all do with a little more of it. Whether we are stuck in traffic or under increasing deadlines at work, mindfulness can help to redirect that feeling of "why me!".
Here are three ways to bring mindfulness to that annoying experience of waiting:

1) Use Breath to deal with uncertainty. When wed slow down, we can better see what option are available. Here at the life clinic we can teach you a new way of breathing.

2) Practice waiting. Maybe you’re on hold for a call, or you’re waiting for your screen to load—each of these opportunities prepare your mind for the bigger moments you have to wait for, like waiting for your baby to settle down to sleep, or waiting for an important meeting to start. Patience is a practice.

3) Show a little kindness. When we show kindness like a smile, it removes the feeling of irritation.
Again, all this is taught at the Taunton Life Clinic. Why not book in for a free consultation today. We have vacancies during the week on Wednesday moring or Thursday evening.

Message Mark or email us at hope@thelifeclinic.co.uk.

Have a great week!

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7/5/2019 01:21:16 pm

Patience is a real virtue, if you are a person who just goes with everything the moment that you want it, then chances are that you are not a great person. Well, there are people who do excel with having such an attitude, but that can only take you so far. If you want to be a winner, then you need to act like a winner. You need to be able to understand what you want and patiently wait for it.

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    Mark is the Founder of The Life Clinic and a qualified Mindfulness Therapist and Teacher in the South West of England. He has 33 years experience in the UK and Africa. Mark is also a poet and School Chaplain.

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