I find the formal practice of mindfulness to be incredibly helpful. Mindfulness is the gentle effort to continuously attend to and be present with our experience, as it is. It involves greater awareness of thoughts, feelings, and sensations, without criticism. This allows for seeing clearly, whatever is happening in our lives, and creates an opportunity to step away from habitual, reactive patterns.
Here is a 3 minute video that’s both succinct and pretty amusing on practicing mindfulness meditation:
Thomas Sweetland, LCSW 