The Importance Of Daily Practice

In this exercise,
I will remind you that the fruits of mindfulness practice
Are well worth the hard work and disciplined effort
That it takes over the coming weeks

Please keep in mind that the power of mindfulness develops with disciplined practice

... That means that you may feel bored,
Tired,
And even annoyed many times
as you listen to the same guided meditations and mindfulness exercises,
over and over again
day by day and month after month

you don't have to like the mindfulness practices,
you just have to do them.

Remember, mindfulness isn’t about liking the present moment.
It’s not about feeling good, or pleasant, or comfortable.
It means paying attention to your experience without judgment

This means that you may experience doubt that mindfulness even works.
This is normal and understandable.
The mind typically reacts to uncomfortable practices that take discipline
With a sense of agitation, annoyance, or aversion.

sometimes the practices that people have the most resistance to
turn out to be the most effective and powerful for them.
so boredom, impatience or frustration need not be a problem at all.

they're just passing mind-states
that come and go,
like any and all mind-states,
such as anxiety or sadness or joy or gratitude.