What is mindfulness?
Mindfulness is not about having no thoughts at all. Instead, it’s about being aware that they’re always there. Mindfulness will uncloud our mind to see which thought worth our energy and what’s not. Our thoughts will bring us to the past or future, and it’s mindfulness that can bring us back to the present.
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