{"id":378,"date":"2013-01-11T11:13:52","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T16:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lakenormantaichi.com\/blog\/?p=378"},"modified":"2020-12-07T13:43:16","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T18:43:16","slug":"be-mindful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakenormantaichi.com\/blog\/be-mindful\/","title":{"rendered":"Be Mindful"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Ways to be mindful<\/h2>\n<p>Be mindful of your actions.<br \/>\nBe mindful of your distractions.<br \/>\nBe mindful of your thoughts.<br \/>\nBe mindful of your steps.<br \/>\nBe mindful of your words, all your words.<br \/>\nBe mindful of what you eat.<br \/>\nBe mindful of how you eat.<br \/>\nBe mindful of where you eat.<br \/>\nBe mindful of what you drink.<br \/>\nBe mindful of what your children say.<br \/>\nBe mindful of what you say to children.<br \/>\nBe mindful of what you watch on TV.<br \/>\nBe mindful of who you spend time with.<br \/>\nBe mindful of your time alone.<br \/>\nBe mindful of your emotions.<br \/>\nBe mindful of others&#8217; emotions.<br \/>\nBe mindful of your facial expressions.<br \/>\nBe mindful of your body language.<br \/>\nBe mindful of what you listen to.<br \/>\nBe mindful of who you listen to.<br \/>\nBe mindful &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>How else can we be mindful? 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