In regards to mindfulness ... I have to agree. So I asked, "Mindful of what?" Mindful of picking up a glass of water to drink? Mindful of drinking? Mindful of eating? Mindful of swallowing? Mindful of walking? Mindful of sitting? Mindful of grasping with the hand? Mindful of the thought of grasping with the hand? Mindful of letting go of whatever is being grasped? Mindful of urinating? Mindful of deficating? Mindful of sitting on the toilet? Mindful of picking up a razor to shave? Mindful of shaving? Mindful of rinsing off the razor? Mindful of putting the razor back in its place? Mindful of bathing? Mindful of picking up the soap? Mindful of washing with the soap? - or - lathering up the wash cloth? Mindful of rinsing off? Mindful of drying oneself? Mindful of putting your clothes on? Mindful of the feeling of clothing on the skin? Mindful of taking your clothes off? Mindful of putting on shoes? Mindful of wearing shoes? Mindful of taking shoes off? Mindful of opening doors? Mindful of reaching for the door to open it? Mindful of closing doors? Mindful of driving? Mindful of getting in the car? Mindful of sitting in the car? Mindful of getting out of the car? Mindful of smoking? Mindful of lighting a cigarette? Mindful of inhaling? Mindful of exhaling? Mindful of breathing? Mindful of blinking the eyes? Mindful of blowing the nose? Mindful of walking? Mindful of where you put your foot when walking? Mindful of the insects and other smaller beings you step on? Mindful of talking? Mindful of what you say when you talk? Mindful of how what you say impacts others? Mindful of your own desires? Mindful of your own aversions? Mindful of how your own desires and aversion impacts others? : : ... and the list just keeps going and going ... just like the energizer bunny! : : You see, there's a lot to be mindful of ... When I see, or hear people say, how mindful they are, I can't help but doubt they have any idea or clue what they are saying. It easy to be mindful of drinking water. But. Is one mindful of the intention to extend the arm to the cabinet to get a glass. To open the cabinet. To reach for a glass. To grasp the glass. To remove the glass from the cabinet. To put the glass under the faucet. To reach for the faucet to turn it on. To turn on the faucet. To fill the glass with water. To have the intention to turn off the faucet when the glass is full of water. To turn off the faucet. To pull the hand away from the faucet. To pull the hand with the glass away from the faucet. To draw the glass to the mouth. To open the mouth. To tip the glass up to pour water into the mouth. To pull the tongue back to pull in water. To swallow the water. To pull in more water. To swallow more water. To pull the glass away from the mouth. To intend to set the glass down, or to continue holding on to it. To set the glass down. To let go of the glass. To pull the hand away from the glass. ... All this just to drink water ... is one mindful of all these movements and the even smaller ones between? There's a lot to be mindful of. Undoubtedly more than just mere drinking of water. So ... Again, I ask ... Mindful of what? HTML: HTML: HTML:
