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I want to get a little bit deeper in mindfulness because I think that's been one of the

buzzwords of the last three to five years, but I don't think many people really have a

full understanding of what it is. So can you tell us a little bit more about that?

Yeah, so mindfulness, there's several definitions out there around mindfulness.

The one that I really like is mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to our present moment experiences with an attitude of openness and curiosity and a willingness to experience what is. So it's really all about being with our life as it is. And I even like a shorter definition

is kind of like making friends with our life in this moment. That's fascinating. Okay. See,

I've never heard a definition that thorough that includes curiosity and openness. The definitions

I've heard just dealt with awareness and being present.

So why are curiosity and openness important if you're going to be mindful?

So mindfulness, it is about awareness and being present, but it's also like what is the quality

of your attention when you're paying attention. So we can be aware and be resistant

to what's happening or we can be aware and be kind of like wishing that this moment was

different, basically. And so the openness and the curiosity, I think, brings us into the moment

in a way that opens our minds and opens our ability to take

in what's happening with non-judgment. And that's a tall order, non-judgment. Instead of saying

non-judgment, I like to say openness and curiosity because we are going to get caught up in

judgment about the moment from time to time, no matter who we are.

But curiosity and openness are things that are a little more doable for a lot of people, I think.

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