Afrosa Ahmed

As long as you are breathing there is more right with you than wrong with you, no matter what is wrong.’

‘As long as you are breathing there is more right with you than wrong with you, no matter what is wrong

As long as you are breathing there is more right with you than wrong with you, no matter what is wrong.’

Jon Kabat-Zinn

‘As long as you are breathing there is more right with you than wrong with you, no matter what is wrong.’

‘As long as you are breathing there is more right with you than wrong with you, no matter what is wrong.’

‘As long as you are breathing there is more right with you than wrong with you, no matter what is wrong.

Making a Mindful Life Inventory (Life Journal)

Set aside some uninterrupted time to reflect on some key areas:

1) Identify what is most important to you. For example, family, career, health, weight, relationships.

2) Outline your achievements so far – personal, professional, emotional and so on. For example, improving your resilience or patience.

3) Note any major events in your life at present or in the future. A house move, project deadline, or family visit, for instance.

4) Make a list of all the activities and responsibilities you have in a typical week. This might include cooking, golf, eating out, work … You could do this as a diary with hourly time intervals and fill it in over the course of one week.

For each of the above, highlight in three different colours:

1) The things you enjoy, that bring you happiness.

2) The things that make you feel anxious, stressed or tired.

3) Any of those that are beyond your control – for example, losing a job because the company has collapsed.

‘This will be over soon. Whatever they say, I will not dwell on it but go about my day noticing all the positive things in my life. I will not let one person have control over how I feel.’

. The only real moment is the present moment. So much of your time can be spent on yesterday or tomorrow that you miss out on the opportunities of today.

To the pillar of the past