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From DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets, Second Edition  by Marsha M. Linehan. Copyright 2015 by Marsha M. Linehan. Permission 
to photocopy this handout is granted to purchasers of this book for personal use only (see copyright page for details).Mindfulness Handout 10   (Mindfulness Worksheets 10–10b)
Walking the m iddle p ath:  
finding the Synthesis between o pposites
reasonable  
mindemotion  
mind
Both  regulate actions and make decisions based on reason,  
and  
take into account values and experience even strong emotions as they come and go.
Doing  
mindnothing-to-do  
mind
Both  do what is needed in the moment (including reviewing the past or planning for the future),  
and  
experience fully the uniqueness of each moment in the moment.
intense desire  
for change  
of the momentradical  
acceptance  
of the moment
Both  allow yourself to have an intense desire to have something else than what is now,  
and  
be willing to radically accept what you have in your life in the present moment.
Self-  denial Self-  indulgence
Both  practice moderation,  
and  
satisfy the senses.
           
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