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Final Mindful Moment: Be Compassionate

CMLE staff have now guided you through twelve tools that will hopefully produce a more mindful state of being in your life. What? You have had no time to pay attention to the series? No worries, go to the bottom of this post during the lazier days of summer, and work your way through the content, one tool at a time! Who knows, maybe in the Fall we will have a whole group of very Zen librarians!

All credit for the content goes to Leo Babauta at Fast Company, who believes “a mindful life is worth the effort.

Image by bibigeek. Retrieved from Flickr. Used under Creative Commons' licensing.
Image by bibigeek. Retrieved from Flickr. Used under Creative Commons’ licensing.

Tool 12: Be Compassionate

This sounds trite, but compassion for others can change the way you feel about the world, on a day-to-day basis. And compassion for yourself is life-changing. These two things need remembering, though, so mindful living is about remembering to be compassionate after you forget.

That seems like a lot to digest and remember, and I often forget all of this stuff, but then I remember, and say, “Ah, I was doing it again!” And then I practice again.

And then I forget, but I reflect, and I learn, and I practice again.

This is the process of learning mindfulness. It’s forgetting, and then remembering, again and again.”

 

What is this business about a mindful life? Read Leo’s introduction, it will take like one minute and is well worth your time to frame this subject!

Interested in other posts CMLE has done on mindfulness this academic year?

Mindfulness Series in the SCSU Library

Is too much change stressing you out? Do you feel so scattered that you find it difficult to focus and “be in the moment?” You are not alone, many seem to be looking for ways to stay well and feel centered and fulfilled in their personal and professional lives. I am a member of the St. Cloud State Health and Wellness Committee, and we are proud to offer campus and the Central MN region a free, three part series on mindfulness! If you were at the Fall MLA Conference, you know that this is a hot topic of interest in the library world. No registration is necessary; everyone is welcome! Hope to see you there!

Not up to speed on this topic as it relates to library staff? See our earlier post on mindfulness here.

Did you see the recent free webinar on mindfulness offered by Minitex. The archived version is now available.

Note: The SCSU university Library is inside the Miller Center!

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