Episode 20: Wandering Mind, Unhappy Mind

One Heart One Mind

Thomas McConkie

Meditation, Spirituality, Mindfulness, Contemplation, Psychology, Buddhism, Development, Thomasmcconkie, Religion & Spirituality

5 • 632 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2018

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

It seems almost common sense to believe that our happiness depends on what kinds of experiences we’re having in life. “Not so!” say a number of prominent researchers in the field of positive psychology. It turns out that how focused we are on the task at hand is the real predictor of how happy we feel. Learn the concepts, exercise your happiness muscles in this show. And please support us at www.minfulnessplus.org.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to another edition of Mindfulness Plus.
0:14.7	I'm your host, Thomas Mekonki.
0:17.2	Thank you for downloading us.
0:19.4	If you're new to the show, it's a basic premise that we operate on.
0:24.9	You can dramatically change your quality of life by changing the way you pay attention.
0:32.7	That's it.
0:34.3	Ancient wisdom shows us this.
0:36.3	Modern science shows us this. Right right now pay attention to your feet
0:41.4	notice how they feel are they planted on the ground are they propped up in the air maybe you're
0:49.2	swimming possibly skydiving notice your feet and then bring your awareness to your heart. Just notice what's in your
0:58.8	heart right now, how you're feeling. And that's it. Anybody can change the way they pay attention.
1:10.7	It's virtually effortless.
1:12.7	And when we're deliberate and we're purposeful about how we pay attention over time,
1:18.0	it changes the very substance of who we are.
1:21.7	And in a more modern rendering, it changes our brain structure, our nervous systems,
1:27.4	and it wires us to be more adaptive and
1:29.8	more effective in the world. I've been doing this for 20 years. I love to share the practice.
1:35.4	Thank you for joining us today. A couple announcements. Mindfulness Plus is raising funds for
1:41.9	season three. We went independent this year in season two. We're now
1:46.7	under the umbrella of a non-profit organization, Lower Lights. And we are able to produce this show
1:54.4	because of the support of listeners like you. It doesn't take much. And you've heard me say,
2:00.8	perhaps in a previous episode, when you
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