Mindfulness before Black Friday 2019

Yesterday, I attended a mindfulness course, a small group of five female participants, learning how to develop resilience, focus on the present, deal with difficult emotions and develop emotional intelligence. The mentor was asking us ‘did you did anything new in the past two weeks?’ I then shared everyone with what I thought as the following:

We are entering the official Black Friday 2019 sales, which start on November 29. Therefore, I have received a lot of information encouraging me to do all your Christmas shopping. And I used to buy some decorations every year to give my room a new view of holiday vibes. However, I decided not to shop Christmas stuff this year; instead, I will put old Christmas ornaments on my window.

Leeds X'mas Market

The main reason is for green--environmental-friendly. And Christmas is not for shopping but for celebrating the birthday of Jesus Christ. It is about love and peace, and people love to share love and gratitude by giving away gifts. It is not necessary to become a perfect excuse for a lot of shopping. However, in terms of the price, I agree that some people so shopping especially on this date because they can have better deals. They are smart shoppers rather than shopaholics.

Leeds X'mas Market

The mentor’s feedback is surely positive. She suggests that we look at the weather inside the mind and body instead of that from outside. To listen to your voices and concentrate on what you really want to achieve. For example, if your goal is health, then stop eating lots of sugar. In addition, learning new knowledge or skills, such as reading a new book, is also a good way to update emotions, which makes you feel like there is a different world out there worthy to explore.

Leeds X'mas Market

Leeds City Centre

Indeed, there are new changes that brought about good inspirations and creations. When I visited the University of Leeds last week, I noticed that they have introduced a smoke-free campus since 1 August 2019, and asked people to bring their own cups when the meeting offers coffee and tea.

And when I strolled around Leeds city, I tried to use the new skill I just learned from photographer Simon Palmour, and therefore, I found my photo world became rich.

University of Leeds

University of Leeds

  

So, have you done something new lately? Overcome inertia from inside and wear on a new mood for a new season.

昨天，我參加了一個由五個女性參與者組成的小組的正念課程，學習瞭如何發展韌性，專注於當下，應對困難的情緒和發展情緒智商。導師問我們“您在過去兩週內做了什麼新的事情嗎？”我於是向所有人分享了我的看法，內容如下：

我們將進入將於11月29日開始的黑色星期五2019正式折扣。因此，我收到了很多信息，鼓勵我進行聖誕節購物。過去，我每年都會購買一些裝飾品，使我的房間有一種新的假期氛圍。但是，我決定今年不購物聖誕節的東西。取而代之的是，我將舊的聖誕節裝飾品放在窗戶上。最重要的原因是綠色（環保）。聖誕節不是為了購物，而是為了慶祝耶穌基督的生日。這關乎愛與和平，人們喜歡通過贈送禮物來分享愛與感激。這大可不必成為大血拚的完美藉口。但是，就價格而言，我同意有些人特別在這個日期購物，因為他們可以買到更好的交易價格。他們是聰明的購物者，而不是購物狂。

導師的反饋肯定是積極的。她建議我們著眼於身心內部而不是外界,傾聽您的聲音並專注於您真正想要實現的目標。例如，如果您的目標是健康，那就停止吃很多糖。另外, 學習新知識或新技能（例如讀一本新書）也是更新情緒的一種好方法，這會讓您覺得有一個值得探索的不同世界。

確實，有一些新變化帶來了良好的靈感和創造力。上週當我訪問leeds大學時，我注意到他們從2019年8月1日起開始推動無菸校園，並要求人們在會議場合提供咖啡和茶時自帶杯子。當我在Leeds閒逛時，我嘗試用剛剛從攝影師西蒙·帕爾默那裡學到的新技能，因此，我發現自己的攝影世界變得更加豐富了。

那麼，您最近是否做了新的事情？克服內心的惰性，為新的季節穿上新的心情吧。