If you just sit and observe, you will see how restless your mind is. If you try to calm it, it only makes it worse, but over time it does calm, and when it does, there's room to hear more subtle things - that's when your intuition starts to blossom and you start to see things more clearly and be in the present more. Your mind just slows down, and you see a tremendous expanse in the moment. You see so much more than you could see before. It's a discipline; you have to practice it. Walter Isaacson
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Mindfulness is the ability to monitor your thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations in the present moment. By being mindful, you are able to check in with yourself and recognize your thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations as they are happening. By doing this, you are able to better accept things that are happening in your life. You can then take action on what you have recognized as true for you.

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