Dear Martin:

In your original post you wrote: ” I am a 27 year old male who seems to have the cynicism of an elderly person who is sick of everything when it comes to people, work, and life in general.”

This is what I am suggesting: instead of coming up with a goal, reconnect with that young boy that you were, the one that was curious and present in the moment, the one who was hopeful, the one who was young.

The concept of a “Beginner’s Mind” is about peeling off that “cynicism of an elderly person who is sick of everything…” and seeing your life as is, with a child’s mind, a beginner’s mind; from the very beginning.

Mindfulness- the paying attention to what you sense (sight, sound, touch etc); paying attention to what is going on around you and inside you- is a necessary skill in the quest to reconnect with that youthful spark, attitude.

These two things, A Beginner’s Mind and Mindfulness are things I learned in my therapy.

anita