One-Minute Mindfulness

I very much enjoyed Simon Parke's earlier book 'One Minute Meditations', and have used it regularly. This book is arranged in a similar fashion, with one-page reflections or stories with a takeaway message at the bottom. This book is set out in eight sections about becoming simple, aware and present then on trust, impermanence, nothing, oneness and behaviour. It is based on awareness of yourself in the world, living in the present, and acceptance of your situation – that it is about how to live in the moment. All this is introduced very simply and the book can be dipped into on a regular basis. There are some nice analogies, like opening the oven door as a new thought dissipating our attention. To become young is to live and learn rather than confirming our existing understanding. And then the woman who is a walking book of helpful spiritual quotations who seems to know everything, yet understands nothing. An engaging book full of practical wisdom.