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The pursuit of awareness is not a fashion trend, but a necessity. We live in a rapidly changing world and in order to keep up with everything, we try to do several things at the same time. Hurry generates anxiety, stress, and in the end we come to the fact that life has passed, but we did not notice. The practice of mindfulness helps to reduce stress levels, prolong life, make it brighter and more fulfilling.
Deciding to be aware and becoming aware are not the same thing. But the decision to pay more attention to the present is already a step towards awareness. There is no need to leave for long retreats in the mountains or in Goa. You can start taking better care of yourself and your life right now. To do this, it is enough to perform three simple practices daily.
1. “I am”: ground yourself
The easiest way to feel yourself in the moment is to pay attention to your body. “Whether you are standing or sitting, and whether you are on the subway, bus, office or walking, pay attention to the soles of your feet,” recommends rheumatologist Jean-Gerard Bloch. – To pay attention means to think about the feet: what areas of them are in contact with the floor (ground)? What do you feel: strong pressure or weak? You don’t need to evaluate the sensations, just note them.”
If you do this simple exercise for 20-30 seconds several times a day, you will immediately feel grounded, that is, being present in the moment. Feel yourself in the here and now through your body. Extraneous thoughts will disappear at this moment, and returning to them after the exercise will make it easier to solve pressing problems.
2. “The world is”: take pictures
As early as four years ago, psychologists and other experts assured us that the desire to take pictures of everything and then share them on social networks deprives us of awareness. But the world is changing. It turned out that the habit of taking photos not only does not interfere with the development of awareness, but also contributes to it. Christine Deal, Ph.D. and professor at the University of Southern California, came to this conclusion. She conducted a series of nine experiments examining the emotions of people taking photographs.
“When you take photos, you see the world differently,” Deal explains. – Attention is concentrated in advance on those things that you would like to capture, and therefore keep in memory. This allows us to fully immerse ourselves in what is happening, getting maximum emotions.”
Pictures can and should be taken daily. It does not matter whether a beautiful mountain or beach landscape falls into the lens. Challenge yourself to capture something beautiful every day. To see this beauty in everyday life, it is enough to have a “smart” camera with a good resolution at hand. For example, a new smartphone as if designed to help you practice this exercise.
If you are not a professional photographer, then you have probably come across the fact that the eye sees a beautiful picture, and when you point the camera, it becomes unremarkable. This will not happen with the Honor 10 smartphone. The dual 24MP and 16MP rear cameras are capable of capturing clear and vivid images. In addition, the artificial intelligence built into the smartphone is able to distinguish between more than 500 scenes in 22 categories in real time. You point the camera at what you want to photograph, and the phone itself determines what it is: a mountain, a river, a sky, a person, and instantly selects the appropriate shooting mode. Also, artificial intelligence recognizes the owner’s face in order to unlock the smartphone or launch the necessary applications.
The front camera of the Honor 10 is able to simulate the effects of studio lighting under different environmental conditions. Enhanced face detection technology ensures background blur is natural and faces are sharp even when bokeh is applied to group shots.
When traveling, Honor 10 will also come in handy. You don’t have to worry about running out of memory – the smartphone is available in 64 GB and 128 GB versions. In this case, the charge will last for a long time. A nice addition is the design. The iridescent 3D glass case will be appreciated by those who like to take photos in the mirror. The Honor 10 comes in two new fancy colors: Shimmer Blue and Shimmer Green. The model will also be available in Midnight Black and Ice Grey.
Honor 10 received a front-facing ultrasonic fingerprint scanner, located under the glass, and a FullView screen with a diagonal of 5,84 inches and FHD + resolution. Thanks to the aspect ratio and thin bezels, the screen occupies 86% of the front surface of the smartphone. More information about the smartphone at .
By photographing what brings you pleasure, you focus on the pleasant, and the negative moments of life fade into the background.
3. “Peace in me”: track feelings and emotions
Tracking feelings and emotions is difficult, especially if they are negative: anger, resentment, disappointment, bitterness, rage. These emotions steal from us the time of a happy life. To get back the time you spent, emotions and feelings need to be recognized without getting involved. For example, you are angered by the injustice of your boss. A flash of rage, and then everything is in a fog. Familiar?
“Negative emotions themselves are necessary for us,” explains psychoanalyst Katie Denard. But it’s important to learn how to control them. To do this, you need to instill in yourself the habit of fixing every emotion. Every day, experiencing vivid emotions – negative or positive – just pronounce them mentally. Then ask yourself why you feel it, where else have you felt something similar. At the same time, it is not necessary to either strengthen or smooth out the emotion. You look at everything that happens, as if from the outside. If you practice this exercise, you will gradually train yourself to catch emotions and be able to decide when and which one to show. This is conscious living.”