Birds lack the words to get tangled up in the whys. 

Thinking your way through unpleasant emotions takes time while a single repetition of any mindfulness exercise only takes a few seconds. The skills of attention strengthened by mindfulness practice enhance both the resolving of unpleasant emotions and the acceptance of them.  

“Everyone one of us has a fantasy of a ‘magical something’—a relationship, job, achievement, or possession—that will remove us from the treadmill that is real life.”