User:HypnosisLive33
The cards are stacked against you - not only [1] is your default state of mind negative, but you are surrounded by people who share the same default settings. It's up to you to change, to pull yourself together and call a halt to the nonsense of so-called normal living. You need to rise above all that and become abnormal. Unlike normal people, you need to develop your innate ability to be mindful, to pay full attention to what is actually possible - you have to stop feeding the negative frenzy.
Mindfulness is simply about paying attention - not to what you think is going on, but to what is actually happening in the present moment. We are alive, we are living and breathing. And each breath that we take we are presented with a once in a lifetime opportunity to behave outside the sad norm of the negative. Each moment provides us with a unique opportunity to take control of our state of mind and do the right thing - because perpetuating the negative is clearly the wrong thing.
You develop mindfulness by clearing your mind, by taking one step back from the negative circus in which so many people seem to be taking a perverse pleasure. You need to start each day by ensuring that your mind is within your own control. This is done by taking a few minutes - only five or ten minutes will do - to pay attention before the challenges of the day or cares of the world come seeking your acquiescence. So, tomorrow morning, slow down. Take time to experience shaving, showering, brushing your teeth, chatting with your family - before the day starts. It is in these few moments that we can change our minds - and change our lives.