The Benefit of Mindfulness on Stress

It’s usually something tiny, such as a comment made in passing, a random reaction to a situation, or a thought about the past, that when unchecked escalates into an avalanche of stress.

Before you know it you are tumbling through worries about the future, wonder how many things would have been different had you only done X, Y or Z and it might even go so far that you question your entire life’s purpose as you figure out you are not happy where you are at all.

All it takes is for that one small thing to happen at the wrong time to completely burry us in a stress beyond measure.

For instance, in my own life, one of the worst moments in my life came from not being able to completely fill out a single Test in college in time, which, over the course of about 6 hours worth of negative spirals, led to me almost not being here today.

When we are mindful, however, we do not allow the stress to get that big a hold on us.

We become more aware of what matters, that the thought is just a thought and does not mean anything, and that our future is not yet written in stone.

We essentially become more aware of our options in life and get closer to the reality of things; that is why you often say people who are very mindful are “grounded”.