This is so good, so simple, I had to pass it on…..from Lori Furbush, a Qi Gong/yoga teacher in California….thank you, Lori!

“Mindfulness is the ability to be aware of what’s happening within and what’s happening all around you, in a state of acceptance. Acceptance does not mean agreement. Acceptance does not mean we sit idly by if action is appropriate. But by accepting the experience of the moment, we align with our inner compass and find the capacity to enjoy the pleasant and be with the unpleasant; to take clear action or rest in the present.

Mindfulness is simply being aware
of what is happening right now
without wishing it were different;
enjoying the pleasant
without holding on when it changes
(which it will);
being with the unpleasant
without fearing it will always be this way
(which it won’t).