Informal Practice Log – Week 7 What was the situation? What process did you use? (Simple Awareness, What was going on with you when you thought to do the process? (body, mind, emotion) What did you notice WHILE you were doing the process? (body, mind, emotion) What did you notice AFTER you did the process? (body, mind, emotion, action) I felt frustrated at how long it was taking, hurrying just to get through, thinkiπng “I HATE doing this – I have so many other things to do!” I started to pay attention to the one part I was working on: the pile of tools in the corner, colors, shapes, how it felt to be holding the saw handle. I actually continued with the process for a while. I was much calmer, only focused on what I was doing at THAT moment. It wasn’t the job itself which was frustrating, but my thinking about all the other things I had to get done. (Mindful Eating) Eating a sour orange. My mouth was salivating as I was craving the orange. I was excited inside to take the first bite and taste it. When I started chewing the slice it was very sour and very juicy. My taste buds started going crazy and the acid almost hurt my teeth. (Simple awareness) Running on the track at the Currie Centre dreading how much longer. I was really tired, and I wasn’t in the mood to be running and thought I could be doing other more productive things. (Simple Awareness) Driving to work when I was tired and didn’t want to be at work. I was tired in the morning and my stomach sort of sunk when I thought of my long work day ahead. I started to notice how nice of a track it was that I was running on and how nice the building was in general. I was lucky to have a membership here. Started to notice the sunrise and notice how beautiful it was. I realized how nice it is to wake up this early. I realized after how good the oranges tasted even in their off season. It made me want to go out and buy more oranges, so I could have them every day! I started to actually appreciate the run and the realization made me happier and made my run much easier. It made me want to come to the gym more often! I wasn’t dreading work as much and I somehow actually felt less tired and more excited a little. I was happier. (Mindful Eating) Eating BBQ Pringles. I was hungry at work, so I was excited to eat the chips. I felt a slight smile on my face when I pulled them out of my lunch bag. I noticed the hard crunch of the chips on my mouth and the sharp edges on my cheeks. I thought how good it tasted and how I still had lots more left! I noticed I wasn’t quite as hungry after eating the chips and that it would make me last until lunch break easier. I noticed I had a bit more energy. (Simple Awareness) Doing homework and getting stressed over what I needed to finish for the next day. My mind kept wandering thinking of other responsibilities I had. Really was stressing to finish everything in time. I looked over at my dog laying down beside me, how his fur felt on my hand and how lucky I was. It definitely made me less stressed and happier because I realized the tasks were doable and I would get them done and that there was no Learned that just such a simple task can actually be very complex and there can be a lot to it. It made me realize the most I could get out of every task in the future. I learned that running on a track wasn’t all that bad, that I just had to focus on good things around me and it will make every dreadful task much more enjoyable. I realized that my work isn’t actually that hard and it isn’t worth it to stress over. I learned that its worth getting up early and I’ll make more money! It made me realize that I can really focus and think about all those different sensations at the same time over such a simple task. I learned there is so much to every everyday task. I realized that there are a lot of good things in life and only few bad or stressful. I learned to look at the good things happening instead of just Mindful Eating, STOP, “Turning Toward”) EXAMPLE I was cleaning the garage and getting frustrated with how long it was taking and decided to use Simple Awareness. This study source was downloaded by 100000817858554 from CourseHero.com on 09-24-2022 02:46:31 GMT -05:00 What did you learn? (Mindful Eating) Eating a poutine at the cellar. I thought of the salty poutine as my mind was wondering what my favourite part of it was. Wondering what it would taste like as I hadn’t had one in so long. I was thinking how my expectations definitely lived up to how tasty it was. I felt the soft fries in my mouth and the warm gravy. It was extremely good. This study source was downloaded by 100000817858554 from CourseHero.com on 09-24-2022 02:46:31 GMT -05:00 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) real reason to be stressed. focusing on the stressful things. I was extremely full, and it felt as if I ate more, I was going to puke! It warmed my body up as well as I had to take off my hoodie after I was done eating. I learned that I can really make myself aware of each bite and think about each one with so much more than what I was previously used to.
