States of Mind
What Skills
How Skills
Daily Mindfulness
The Wave
100
When a person is acting based on his emotions without thinking about the consequences.
What is Emotion Mind.
100

Noticing what's happening around you, as well as noticing your thoughts and feelings

What is Observe

100
The skill used when you do one thing at a time (no talking or texting)

What is Staying Focused

100
The skill that would help if you noticed you were getting really angry at your friend and thinking she is the worst friend ever.
What is letting go of judgments.
100
The words that go through your mind after something has happened.
What is a thought.
200
When someone is planning out what they will do, for example, making New Year's Resolutions.
What is Fact Mind.
200

The skills used to label what you feel, think, or sense

What is Describe

200

Noticing when you label things as "good" or "bad" is a part of this skill

What is Catching Your Judgements

200
The skill you would use if you needed to learn how to do a dance move for the very first time.
What is observe.
200
After an event has happened, people experience thoughts and feelings, followed by urges which usually lead to this part of the wave.
What is action (or behavior).
300
The state of mind for a student who hears her friends talking behind her in class, notices the urge to turn around to talk to them, and decides to stay focused.
What is Wise Mind.
300

Letting go of fearing how others see you is important for this skill

What is Participate

300

"Am I getting what I want in the long term?" is an example of this skill

What is Meet "Wise Mind" Goals

300
The skill you would use if you were debating whether it was worth it to nag your mom for the new game, even though she's said no five times.
What is meeting "Wise Mind" goals
300
Having your friends not want to play with you anymore because you threw the basketball over the fence after you lost.
What is a consequence.
400
Running out of the classroom is an example of this.
What is Emotion Mind.
400

It's important to not try to control things or push them away when using this skill

What is Observe

400

The "Describe" skill can help you see things as they really are, and can help with this "How" skill

What is Catch Your Judgement

400
The skill you would use if you were taking a test and started to think about what the cafeteria would have for lunch.
What is stay focused.
400
Heart racing, sweating, and trembling are all physical responses to this.
What is an emotion.
500
The two skills you use to help get from Emotion Mind into Wise Mind.
What is the What and How skills.
500

What are the three What skills

Observe, Describe, and Participate :)

500

Changing your thought from "that kid is a jerk" to "I don't like the way he teases me" 

What is Catching Your Judgements

500
The "What" skill that would help if you noticed you were feeling distracted while the teacher is trying to teach a new topic in math.
What is Participate.
500
The behavior your might want to do, usually controlled by your immediate emotions.
What is an urge.
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