What Can You Do When Stress, Worry and Anxiety Ruin Your Everyday Life? (Mindfulness Part 2 of 3)

"We are what we repeatedly do," wrote American historian Will Durant (paraphrasing Aristotle). And so if you repeatedly find yourself falling into stress, anxiety, worry, or any other negative emotion when you'd rather be... living your life, it may be time to ask:Am I really living?The truth is, much of our time on this earth is spent doing the little things like commuting to work, eating, or cleaning up. And if that time has become "prime time" for you to focus on negative thoughts, and stressing yourself out with what's to come, then you risk ALWAYS being distracted by this negativity no matter what you are trying to do.Big moments. Small moments. All of them ruined by your thoughts about something else.I lived this way for years. Decades maybe. And I still fall into those old patterns, but since discovering mindfulness, I have begun to free myself from this self-imposed pain and found the pleasure of controlling what and when I "think."Let's not forget: it is our thoughts that drive most of our negative emotion. Mindfulness is a quest to observe our thoughts and reduce the thoughts that hurt us.In this episode, I will refresh you on those 3 Mindfulness Checkpoints and then take the first 2 into a real world situation, so that you can begin your mindfulness practice. How can observing yourself, and asking these basic questions, help you control your stress and anxiety? You'll have to listen to find out. So take just 15 minutes to unlock your most powerful tool--your mind--and begin a better life today.(0:00) Intro and recap the 3 Mindfulness Checkpoints(02:02) Focussing on the present when commuting to work(07:02) Thinking acting in unison while doing everyday tasks(09:03) The consequences of distracting ourselves with our own thoughts!-----Want to improve your mental health?https://www.youtube.com/@BuildaBetterLifeGet in touch with Patrick today!https://www.facebook.com/patrick.strevenshttps://www.instagram.com/selfcontrolpodcast/Listen on SpotifyListen on Apple Podcasts