God and Mindfullness

First Id like to say...EMILY...I had so many ideas for your bday....however my bank had another plan...and hit me with 11 overdraft fees of $38!!!!!! crazy...but I HAVE TO COME SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER. I will be your belated birthday present and seeing you will be my birthday present to myself:) xox nuff said
So here I sit at the library while lil' man is in school. I've been a bit anxious yesterday and today so I decided to get on the pc listening to some relaaaxxxing meditation music and I went to www.dailyom.com I want to grow daily in living here...right now. I want to soak it in. Our minds are so busy with junk and nonesense...sigh...we need to take the garbage out!!! I can look out the window and see the trees in the midst of change swaying with the wind...so strong and free.....
Here is some things that I read on the website...

Aligned, Relaxed, Resilient From "Aligned, Relaxed, Resilient: The Physical Foundations of Mindfulness" by Will JohnsonPosted by: DailyOM
"The practice of mindfulness has been called "the royal road to enlightenment." A central feature of Buddhist practice, it can be found in one form or another in all spiritual traditions whose goal is to awaken from the slumber of illusions into an awareness of what is truly and profoundly real. Mindfulness can perhaps best be defined as a condition of relaxed alertness in which we see what is here to be seen, hear what is here to be heard, feel what is here to be felt, taste what is here to be tasted, smell what is here to be smelled, and are aware of the condition of the mind that either supports the clear perception of our sensory fields or interferes with it. The emphasis is always on what is here. In a condition of mindfulness, we do not hold on to or yearn for an event that has passed. Neither do we miss what is present by our anticipation of an event that is about to occur. "

All this being said...as Christians we have to combine this with Jesus' wisdom. LIVING FOR THE NOW is not our calling. At the end of life you'll just have some youthful memories but no treasures stored in heaven. Many think that the sweeping populartiy of MINDFULLNESS and THE NOW isn't something Christians should get into...but anyone that has suffered from anxiety and learns of mindfullness will find it helpful in cleaning out our preoccupied hearts and minds of mindless anxiety and worries~garbage!. .. We must open ourselves to our sight,hearing,taste, touch and smell.....Look around you, be aware of your being...find the things you've been taking for granted... We miss SO much within each day.
We do have to be careful...that we don't allow the subtle influences of buddism that may conflict with our biblical beliefs and wisdom learned from Jesus. As we begin "taking out our garbage" our ULTIMATE FOCUS should always be the Kingdom of God.
I hope this inspires...soak up what we HAVE within and around us...As we involve God in our mindfullness & learning to not be reactional to others or situations or to what is or what isn't...He will want to help us as we also look to God to keep our future Vision alive!
Thats it for now...peace