Comments on: Turn on the Light of Mindfulness

By: Michele Morin

Michele Morin — Fri, 05 May 2023 12:07:11 +0000

Whenever we lose electricity I go through the house flipping switches out of habit. Then when the power comes back on, I find lights blazing all over the place! (Speaking of mindless activity…)

By: Tea With Jennifer

Tea With Jennifer — Fri, 05 May 2023 09:13:42 +0000

Great analogy Lisa, we’ve had our fair share of electricital black outs over the years, one lasted 7 days after a horrific storm! I actually burst into tears when it came back on, 7 days was just too much.
blessings, Jennifer

By: Jean Wise

Jean Wise — Wed, 03 May 2023 15:08:52 +0000

What a great analogy with your loss of electricity and this book. Love how you applied the lessons. And the quote: “Langer says studies show we tend to blame circumstances, not ourselves, when we mess up. But when others make errors, we blame them, not their circumstances.” Ouch Ouch. so true and good to acknowledge this default mode of our brains so we can reframe it.

By: Martha J Orlando

Martha J Orlando — Tue, 02 May 2023 14:54:39 +0000

As mindfulness is my word of the year, I found this to be so enlightening, Lisa. No, we can’t control the situations in which we find ourselves, but we can certainly make the best of things by being alert and aware.
Blessings!

By: Lynn

Lynn — Tue, 02 May 2023 12:09:19 +0000

Poor squirrel! They do tend to be a bit of nuisance especially around bird houses, yet I could be more empathetic toward them! 🙂 Interesting how the perspective study showed we tend to blame others instead of their circumstances. I’ll definitely be watching my thoughts today, so I practice empathy instead of blame on a person who may just be having a bad day.