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THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT
ANDREW JAMES ARCHER, LCSW
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AndrewJamesArcher.com
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WHAT DO YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU HEAR THE WORD “MINDFULNESS”?
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MINDFULNESS
The active process of paying attention to what arises—in the body, mind and environment—on a momentary basis and offering an appropriate response.
WHAT IS THE MIND?
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• The embodied and relational process that regulates the flow of energy and information. • The mechanism of energy and
information flow throughout the extended nervous system distributed throughout the entire body.• The sharing of this flow.
Brain
Mind
Relationships
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LIVE FREE AND DIE
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Reflective-spacious-
Imaginative
-creative-
Embodied
-alive-
Engaged
-grounded-
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DENIAL IMPOSSIBLE & TRUTH SUSTAINABLE
“[Meditation] does give us wide vision and deep stability in the face of difficult situations—and the courage to sustain the effort to do something about them, even against great odds.”
-Norman Fischer
ACCEPTANCE
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• Awareness• Curiosity • Constancy• Engaged• Patience• Tolerance
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“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change
ourselves.” ― Viktor E.
Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning
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HOW CAN I APPLY IT TO MY LIFE?
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“KEEPING QUIET” BY PABLO NERUDA
[…] For once on the face of the earth,
let's not speak in any language;
let's stop for one second,
and not move our arms so much.
It would be an exotic moment
without rush, without engines;
we would all be together
in a sudden strangeness [...]
