Practicing mindfulness and mindfulness exercises can help to alleviate these incessant worries and they can also teach you how to give your full and undivided attention to one thing at a time. We spend our entire lives moving so quickly, simultaneously tackling a variety of tasks until we find ourselves mentally and physically exhausted. Life truly is beautiful and amazing and these are things which we must never forget and taking the time to enjoy the simple pleasures make it all the more beautiful.
Noticing Intrusions
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Sean FargoPublished January 12, 2015 · Updated October 21, 2026 · 1 min read
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Noticing Intrusions
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Returning to the present
Awareness is the ground every other practice stands on. “Noticing Intrusions” is an invitation to come back from the past and the future and meet your life as it is actually happening.
How mindfulness can help
Mindfulness is mostly the practice of returning. We are not trying to silence the mind, only to notice when attention has wandered and bring it back to the breath, the body, or the sensations of this moment. Each return is the practice.
Gentle steps to try
- Rest in one sense. Choose one sense, sound, touch, or sight, and let your attention rest there for a slow minute.
- Notice the wandering. When the mind drifts, you might quietly note “thinking” and lead it back. Noticing is not failing.
- Ease off the effort. You do not have to make anything happen. Awareness is already here. Let yourself rest in it.
- Let it spill over. Bring the same attention to washing a dish, walking to the door, or greeting someone.
The present moment is the only place life is happening, and it is always available. It welcomes you back every time.
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