{"id":11316,"date":"2022-05-04T10:27:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T14:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vacayou.com\/magazine\/?p=11316"},"modified":"2025-09-08T19:34:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T16:34:06","slug":"are-you-mindful-or-mind-full","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vacayou.com\/magazine\/are-you-mindful-or-mind-full\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Mindful or Mind Full?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The scientific approach to being mindful: bouncing back from burnout + beginner-proof tips.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mindful is a buzzword these days. It reminds us to live a peaceful, undisturbed, zen-like existence. However, being mindful does not mean your problems disappear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, mindful means being present with<\/em> your ups and downs, mood swings and difficult emotions. It means remaining open and curious as to what is happening\u2014and not judging it. The key principles of mindfulness are awareness, attention, patience, openness, curiosity and acceptance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mind full, on the other hand, can be described as the feeling when you want to press pause on the racing thoughts in your head. But let me tell you a secret: being mind full<\/em> is a natural by-product of being human. Our brains are wired to scan for danger, to look for the next problem to solve. It\u2019s how we survived as a species. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The key here is how to deal with being mind full<\/em>, and how to get to the other side\u2014the side of being mindful<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signs of Burnout & Long-Term Stress\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Our brain is constantly working to protect us. When our ancestors saw a dangerous animal approaching, their body and mind immediately went into the fight, flight or freeze state\u2014depending on the best way to handle a situation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our body knows exactly when to shut down and what to activate in that moment\u2014our cortisol rises, our digestive system slows down, our heart rate and blood pressure rises. We start to breathe more shallowly and might even start sweating so our body doesn\u2019t overheat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sound familiar? These are the same symptoms of modern-day stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But these days, there are no life-threatening situations around every corner. Instead, there are constant messages, meetings and triggers that activate the same stress response in our bodies.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No wonder people are burned out, stressed and mind full. <\/em>Our bodies and minds are overwhelmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we don\u2019t put our bodies back into a rest state, our nervous system becomes overstimulated and we experience long-term stress. We push through, even when we are tired.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oftentimes, we skip lunch because we need to finish an important task. We stay up late scrolling and wake up tired due to lack of sleep, and so on. In the end, we get burned out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following symptoms relate to long-term stress, which may or may not mean you are heading toward burnout:<\/p>\n\n\n\n