Living in the moment, also known as mindfulness, may come easy to some people but I’m definitely not one of them… I’ve been working at it, not always with great success. But when I do achieve it in every day life, I realize how healthy of a mental state it actually is. After all, all we have is the present moment. So why is it so hard to focus on just that?
Then, I realized that I am not completely hopeless in the discipline of mindfulness because there is one big aspect of my life where mindfulness comes 100% naturally: When I’m behind the camera! It’s simply what I’ve always referred to as being ‘in the zone’. When I am in that state of bliss, I can honestly say that I have the ability to forget anything that may be poisoning my thoughts otherwise. And that, my friends, is a beautiful thing! If busyness prevents you from enjoying the benefits of mindfulness, find your ‘thing’, whatever it is…
Now I need to keep practicing mindfulness even when I’m not with my camera. Challenge accepted!
To be continued…
Valérie