Mindfulness is not a new concept. It has been around for thousands of years and is the foundation of spiritual practices around the world. But what does it really mean to practice mindfulness? Listen to my conversation with Janetti Marotta author of 50 Mindful Steps to Self-Esteem. Simply, when you practice mindfulness, you are being open and accepting of the present moment for what it is. It means experiencing the rain without wishing it was sunny. Or feeling the heat without wishing for a cool breeze. It’s about enjoying a cool breeze without hoping it lasts forever or being disappointed when it stops. It’s accepting that life can be difficult and owning the awareness that it is our attachment to a thought or feeling that things should be different that creates our individual suffering. The practice of mindfulness is about learning to shift from trying to change what is happening to being with what is happening. When things don’t
