Mindfull vs. Mindful (infographic)

By Nadja Conaghan

Many of us experience a busy mind and mental overload when we are stressed – something that you could call “mind full” state. It feels like there are so many thoughts competing for our attention at the same time without any breaks which has tremendous affects on our (mental and physical) health and wellbeing. We feel exhausted and foggy. We are unable to focus and often feel distracted. Our sleep quality is poor (if we get any sleep at all). Our cognition is impaired (we tend to make more irritational and bad decisions), our performance drops and our relationships suffer.

Change your “mind full” state through mindfulness.

“Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgemental.” (Jon Kabat Zinn)

Mindfulness does not mean…
❌ that you cannot have any thoughts at all (“empty mind”).
❌ you need to ignore your thought.
❌ you oppress thoughts.
❌ you need to control and “correct” thoughts.

Mindfulness does mean…
✅ you pay attention to you external and internal world in this moment.
✅ you are aware of your thoughts.
✅ you let your thoughts come and go.
✅ you accept your thoughts without judgement or trying to change them.