Learn to Manage Whatever Life Throws at You with Joy and Peace. According to the Oxford Dictionary, mindfulness is "a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique." Mindfulness is far more than just meditating each day. You'll find that you need to be more aware of life and the world around you. You'll...