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{{Skill|Name=Use Sounds to be Present
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|Nutshell=asks about your ability to notice how listening to sounds can quickly bring your wandering mind back to your present experience.
|Topic1=Notice Your Wandering Mind          |Question1=Are you able to notice times when your mind wanders?
|Topic2=Experimement with Sounds and Presence|Question2=Can you identify the experience of sounds pulling you back into the present and keeping you in the present?
|Topic3=Sounds as Anchors                    |Question3=?
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* You're outside, maybe walking your dog, or sitting in your backyard. It's a regular part of your day.
* You're outside, maybe walking your dog, or sitting in your backyard. It's a regular part of your day.
* As you're enjoying your surroundings, let your mind wander freely. Let it daydream.
* As you're enjoying your surroundings, let your mind wander freely. Let it daydream.
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* Continue this practice of allowing sounds to interrupt your daydreams, noting the shift in your attention.
* Continue this practice of allowing sounds to interrupt your daydreams, noting the shift in your attention.
* Reflect on how the sounds around you can serve as tools to bring you back to the present moment.
* Reflect on how the sounds around you can serve as tools to bring you back to the present moment.
* Incorporate this practice into your regular outdoor time to cultivate the habit of using sounds as anchors to reality.
* Take a few more moments and listen intently to one of the sounds.  Notice that as long as you listen, your mind is less likely to drift.
* Incorporate this practice into your regular outdoor time to cultivate the habit of using sounds as anchors to the present moment.
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Revision as of 18:48, 25 August 2023

Landmark: Use Sounds to be Present

Landmark: Use Sounds to be Present
Landmark: Use Sounds to be Present
BeaconsAttention
RealmsEnrollment
LensesPresence
GuidesSounds
TrailsLearn About Attention

The Landmark of Use Sounds to be Present asks about your ability to notice how listening to sounds can quickly bring your wandering mind back to your present experience. This Landmark is within the Realm of Enrollment, and is part of the Beacon of Attention, more specifically the Lens of Presence.