Hi, and welcome to your Daily Mindfulness.

Today we're going to be exploring a way to

declutter your mind and deepen your focus.

And we can do this through a very simple

and yet powerful practice, the practice

of narrowing our attention down to focus

on just one thing at a time, the thing

that's happening in the present moment.

Now, this sounds pretty simple, right?

Just focus on one thing at a time.

But we live in a world today where that

kind of simplicity and attentiveness is

becoming more and more rare and difficult.

You know, in our high speed,

high demand world, many of us

have never ending to-do lists.

We also have electronic devices

that are constantly beeping at

us, demanding our attention.

And extremely full calendars that

give us very little, or maybe

even no space or time so that we

can stop and catch our breath.

Now, when we're pulled around by

all of these demands, when we're

rushing around getting it all done,

we're often left feeling pretty

depleted and scattered and stressed.

So if we want to bring more calm,

more centeredness, more clarity and

happiness into our lives, the best

place to start truly is within.

Because when the mind is racing, when

it's cluttered, when it's frantic, we

inevitably become scattered and stressed.

But when the mind is calm, clear,

and at ease, we feel much happier

within ourselves and we feel much

more at home within ourselves.

So through mindfulness, we practice

cultivating these qualities by focusing

on just one thing at a time, taking it

just one moment at a time, and then we

let that practice flow out into our lives.

Now, of course, this focus on

one thing at a time does not

mean you cannot get things done.

On the contrary.

Research shows that we're actually

more productive, we make less

mistakes and we're more efficient

when we stop multitasking and

rushing and do one thing at a time.

The research also shows that

we enjoy our doing much more

when we slow down and focus.

And that matters because,

hey, life, isn't a to-do list.

It is meant to be enjoyed.

So in today's meditation, we'll

explore how to declutter your mind and

cultivate deeper focus, not only in

meditation, but in daily life, too.