{"id":4134,"date":"2015-09-21T15:25:12","date_gmt":"2015-09-21T19:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/mindfulnessmatters\/?p=4134"},"modified":"2015-09-13T11:14:10","modified_gmt":"2015-09-13T15:14:10","slug":"e-is-for-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/mindfulnessmatters\/2015\/09\/e-is-for-effort.html","title":{"rendered":"E is for Effort"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"11951100_955049484553827_7661023066388418156_n\"Mindfulness A to Z<\/em>\u00a0official release is tomorrow!<\/p>\n

Here is an excerpt from “E is for Effort”<\/p>\n

We may need to encourage ourselves gently in the direction of practice. Challenges arise. Daily life is complicated and busy; it may seem like we have no time to practice. But the effort required to be mindful in any given moment is small. After we bring our attention to what is happening now, the onrush of life works to pull us back into our story. Effort is the aggregate of many small moves, many small corrections in the direction of attending to the here and now. It is not about forcing our minds to stand still like statues. It\u2019s about simply bringing attention back again and again. Good effort is the art of the gentle return to now.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\n

\u2014Arnie Kozak<\/a>, Mindfulness A to Z: 108 Insights for Awakening Now<\/p>\n

Available right now from Wisdom Publications<\/a> and wherever books are sold on September 22nd<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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