Have you found that mindfulness is hard?

Don’t worry, you are not alone. Many undertake meditating and mindfulness to help deal with some stress, trauma or issues in their lives. Yet it is common to become frustrated in the beginning when our minds do not behave the way with think they should!

Why Mindfulness Is Hard When You’re New to It

Mindfulness is often presented as a simple solution to modern life’s stress and distraction. Just breathe. Just be present. Just let your thoughts pass like clouds. It sounds peaceful—maybe even easy. But if you’ve tried it for the first time, you likely discovered something surprising: mindfulness is hard.

There’s a reason for that. Despite the reputation of someone sitting serenely on a mountain top, mindfulness goes against the grain of how most of us operate day to day. It requires a level of attention, patience, and acceptance that we’re not used to practicing, especially in a world that celebrates speed, multitasking, and constant stimulation.

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