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on how mindfulness has helped me with the need for immediate gratification And I grew up with a lot of immediate gratification My mom always genuinely enjoyed seeing me get the most out of life One time when a friend from college stayed with me My mom called on her way home from work to ask if we wanted
something to eat I had my mom on speakerphone as she said, I'll get you anything frozen yogurt your favorite salad Anything you'd like My friend was totally blown away.
She was like is your mom like this all the time Where you can just dream a dream and she'll happily make it come true.
I replied actually, yes And I'll always remember my friend's reaction and that phrase dream a dream It was so helpful because it made me realize how unusual it was for moms to be enthusiastic About making our every whim a reality.
I Do love this about my mom and I've inherited some of these tendencies myself I'm always eager to take my stepdaughter for ice cream after school or dream up a perfect birthday party for her and I enjoy celebrating people whenever I can Sometimes though my habit of immediate gratification gets in the way
and it's in moments like these that I'm grateful to have a steady mindfulness practice in Many ways mindfulness meditation inspires discipline and restraint It helps us to be less reactive and impulsive and more thoughtful Slowing down to consider the potential impact of our impulses on others One way
I practice restraint and patience is when I'm waiting in line I often get restless and have an urge to rush to be at the front of the line or Constantly check how fast the line is moving and when I notice impatience starting to rise in me I take a deep breath and I say Waiting is a mindset Waiting is a frame
of mind that can take us out of the present moment and cause us to dwell on what we're waiting for Instead of focusing on what's right in front of us Instead I choose to notice joyful interactions or look around for things about the environment that I've never noticed before I Also say this is your
precious life and everyone else around you is living their precious life, too This can remind you that every moment is meaningful even when we're bored or restless So when do you notice restlessness or a sense of urgency arising for you Maybe it's when you get a craving for a certain food Or when you
think ahead about how many more years of school you have left until graduation or years of work left until retirement It can feel like a long haul and it can make us want to give up Thinking we don't have the stamina to keep going in These moments it's helpful to connect with what you can control How
you can turn towards school work or your job and see what you can bring to it to make it more enjoyable Or at least more tolerable You can ask yourself.
What am I yearning for in this moment and Then ask yourself How can I bring the thing I'm yearning for to my situation?
Maybe you crave more connection so you initiate a get -together Maybe it's more validation or appreciation that you're seeking and you can reach out to a co -worker who's been generous or considerate in some way and offer them a thank you if School or work feels tedious you can reignite your curiosity
and ask yourself What about this field am I genuinely curious about?
Whatever it is you're exercising your agency your ability to extract or give meaning to something that feels like a burden as Human beings we have this amazing ability to make meaning in our lives This intrinsic creativity is our birthright and a powerful tool to get us unstuck Take the moment now to
connect with what brings meaning to your life Maybe it's family or work school or something else Staying connected to the meaning in our lives gives us the spiritual stamina to persist and to delay immediate gratification when needed and if you'd like to learn more about dealing with delayed gratification our
Founder Andy has a great course on patience in the headspace app That's all for today.
Thanks so much for listening and I'll see you back here soon you