The world is humming with information, disinformation, anxiety, and uncertainty, but despite the 5G radio waves continuing their centuries-long battle against humankind’s respiratory systems, it is still possible to find perspective and bring your attention to the present moment.It’s called mindfulness, bitches!It’s a technique practised effectively by everyone from NBA players, dictators, large dogs, and regular dudes looking to become more self-aware, balanced, and connected to the world.MR. KOYA, while having written thousands of peer-reviewed papers on why cats are so angry all of the time (e.g. KOYA, MR.,“Why Cats Are So Angry All Of The Time”, An Extended Look into the Behavioral Manifestations of Man’s Master, p.25-302, October, 1956), is not a practising psychologist. Even so, the precepts of mindfulness are universal, and if they were to be boiled down unprofessionally into a series of bullet points, they might look a little like this:- Observe stuff, with curiosity- Describe stuff, and notice the details- Participate in stuff, considering the whole of your experience- Focus on one stuff at a time- Don’t judge stuff, or try to control your thoughts. Be accepting of what you’re truly experiencing, to put you in a better place to act.There are loads of resources out there which will give you a more detailed run-down on how to achieve the heightened self-awareness of the samurai, so go and check them out.With a million distractions bombarding your living space at the moment and forever….it can be difficult to accept the bad and the good, to be patient, and to slow down your mind a little. With practice, it will come, and as Gary Busey once said, “tranquility is courage in repose”. Stay cool, friends.Stay cool, friends.