To be self-aware is to become grounded in the present moment, to determine what your next best action may be.
Mindfulness, or self-awareness, is everywhere. For example, there's a good chance that in the past day you have checked in with yourself, paused, or meditated.
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Jon Kabat-Zinn, creator of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, defines mindfulness as "awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, n