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worksheets .Mindfulness WorksHeet 1   (Mindfulness Handouts 1, 7)
pros and c ons of p racticing m indfulness
Due Date:       Name:                   Week Starting:  
Make a list of the pros and cons of practicing mindfulness skills.
Make another list of the pros and cons of not  practicing mindfulness skills.
Check the facts to be sure that you are correct in your assessment of advantages and disadvantages.
rate Willingness to p ractice (0 = None; 100 = Very High) Before:     after:    
Fill this worksheet out when you are:
••Trying to decide whether to work on becoming more mindful of the moments in your life.
••Feeling willful; saying no to letting go of emotion mind or extreme reasonable mind.
••Resisting observing the present moment, rather than escaping it or trying to control it.
••Resisting giving up your interpretations of others or yourself, rather than just describing.
••Resisting throwing yourself into the flow of the moment; wanting to stand on the outside.
••Feeling threatened whenever you think of letting go of judgments.
••Not in the mood for being effective instead of proving you are right.
When you are filling out this worksheet, think about these questions:
••Is a mindless life in your best interest (i.e., effective), or not in your best interest (i.e., ineffective)?