Why People Resist Being Mindful About the Present

There are many reasons that people resist being mindful, and don't want to learn how to do mindfulness, at least until they see the benefits for themselves.

When you practice mindfulness, it calls you to stop allowing the past or the future to be your constant focus.

A lot of people are stuck in rut thinking.

They constantly dwell on thoughts of the past or the future.

The reason that they do that is because they’re not completely happy with the present.

It’s not where they want to be and they’re not who they want to be.

They don’t realize that mindfulness can help them find that acceptance and peace in the present that they’re trying to find.

People resist being mindful about the present because of fear about what they don’t know.

They’re afraid of losing control.

When you’re faced with changes, not knowing what those changes are and how they’ll affect your life can foster resistance.

The problem is that change has somehow become associated with negative rather than being something that can open up new possibilities.

When someone doesn’t fully understand what mindfulness is, that can cause them not to want to have anything to do with being mindful about the present.

They resist the change because they don’t know what it’s all about.

They don’t trust that being mindful about the present is going to help them in any way.

There’s comfort in the familiar even if the familiar doesn’t make them happy.

So they stay where they are, rather than step out and reach for what could change their lives for the good.

Whenever you have fear of the unknown and comfort in the familiar, you have a recipe for resistance to any kind of change, not just mindfulness.

The period in someone’s life can also cause them to resist being mindful about the present.

If they’re going through a time where things are wonderful in their present, they can be reluctant to be mindful because they don’t want to rock the boat.

It’s the same way if things are bad in their present.

They won’t want to rock the boat and make changes because they’re afraid that things will only get worse.

Sometimes, people resist being mindful about the present because they absolutely hate anything that pulls them out of their normal.

Because they don’t have a good grasp of mindfulness, they can’t understand the positives associated with it.

When a person has a mindset that’s always looking backward at how good things “used to be” they can resist mindful living in the present.

If they have a mindset of how good things are going to be “in the future,” then they can resist the present.

These people have created fences in their lives mentally and emotionally and they don’t want to stray beyond those fences.

There are some people who base their self esteem and love themselves based on where they used to be or where they’re going.

They wrongly believe that to have to be mindful about the present, they’ll have to lose themselves. They don’t realize all that they stand to gain.

There is so much more to learn about this topic, and you can read all about it in my online guide here: How to do Mindfulness which explains the fundamentals and the step by step process for how to practice mindfulness in your life every day for better body mind spirit balance and general happiness.

You can also learn more by checking out these helpful how to books about how to be mindful that you can order online at amazon and have delivered to your door:

How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving

Eat, Drink, and Be Mindful: How to End Your Struggle with Mindless Eating and Start Savoring Food with Intention and Joy

Sitting Still Like a Frog: Mindfulness Exercises for Kids (and Their Parents)

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