Mindfulness helps us create and/or uphold family values.
Even though we may know what our values are, it’s not so easy to live according to them. We’re constantly bombarded with messages about what we’re supposed to value by a society that for the most part no longer knows what a value looks like.
Advertisements sell a value system that leaves us always wanting more. Every day we make decisions about what we watch on TV, the music we listen to, the magazines, newspapers, and books we read, the food we eat, the clothes we wear, and the people we spend our time with.
Mindfulness helps us practice discernment. Living in the moment we realize we have choices. We’re making them all day long whether we choose to pay attention or not.
Awareness in the moment helps us make choices that are congruent with our family values. And this creates a sense of well-being.
