Mindfulness for Beginners

‘sati,’ can also be translated as ‘awareness

You are bringing yourself to the here and now, centering yourself in the present

and you lash your bad moods out at others, who send you more negative emotions in return

Getting Lost
The basic and broadest risk that you face when setting your mind is the risk of pulling away too far. Cutting out the unimportant things in your life can become addicting, and if you aren’t careful, you’ll find yourself cutting out the important things, too.
While mindfulness springs from Buddhist traditions, the last thing you want to do is find yourself turning into a monk. Spending so much time inside your head doesn’t mean you can’t exist outside of it. Living outside your head is healthy, and your practice in mindfulness should strengthen the relationships you have with friends and family, not let them wither on the vine. Solitude is good and necessary for some meditation, but don’t let yourself get lost in it

This creates an outlook on the past that romanticizes it, making it feel better than it really was. While it is postulated that the common percentage of humans have this positivity bias, this is not true of people who suffer from anxiety or depression in any form of the word.

There exists something known as a positivity bias, meaning that your brain focuses more on happy memories than sad ones.

The Pollyanna Principle