The Wonderfulness of Mindfulness

Our minds are constantly racing. Thoughts buzz through our brains like electricity. One small idea can lead to another that leads to another that leads to another, until our heads are so heavy that they feel like they might explode from all of the ideas and worries dashing around in our skulls. Information is constantly streaming into our senses and this can become overwhelming, especially since it is far too often the wrong information.
Personally, my mind is on constant “to-do list mode”. Now don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love to-do lists and would get practically nothing accomplished without them, but sometimes my entire thought process revolves around them. I see something and it automatically reminds me of something that I’m not doing, or should be doing, or should have already done. And this is the kind of information overload that can be extremely stressful.

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