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“Part of the reality of being human is that sometimes we fail, we get sick, we have accidents, we lose people we love. We will have moments in our lives in which we have no choice but to tolerate pain.”

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“The more you practice mindfulness, the more readily you set yourself up to experience conscious flow. Put differently, having a mindfulness practice is like watering your garden: it’s the only way to make things grow”

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“The common elements of flow experiences are the feeling of complete immersion in the moment, the ability to achieve exceptional performance, and the presence of spontaneous joy”

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“It’s important to frequently take a break and check in with your body and mind.

It can be easy to often overlook one or both. When you’re tired, stressed, worried,

overwhelmed, and the like, it’s easy to zone out. When you catch yourself being zoned

out, this is a good time to do a sitting body scan practice and zone back in”

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“He said the best way to tame a wild bull is to secure it in a large pasture where it has plenty of space to move about. In a small or tightly controlled space, the bull will just become more agitated. Without any containment at all, it will run wildly away. A large enclosure keeps the bull in view while it thrashes and eventually settles on its own.”

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“Problems and worries may swirl around you, but when you are anchored in the present, you are less susceptible to being swamped by stress”

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Both quote explains why practicing mindfulness is important

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“Stress is known to negatively affect one’s sense of well-being, health, memory, performance, and many other areas of one’s life. In addition, high levels of stress have also been associated with detrimental effects on coping and life satisfaction, as well as increased levels of depression”

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“Two key elements which can be helpful change agents for students in the mindfulness meditation classes were the ability to be aware and present”

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Both quote emplifies how staying in the present can help to reduce stress

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“Low levels of mindfulness have been connected with greater reports of stress and poor mental health outcomes across a variety of populations”

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“Mindfulness is defined as awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment non-judgementally.”

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This explains the defenition of mindfulness. Leaving space means paying attention and acknowledge what is happening to us.