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Mindfulness is the practice of bringing our awareness to what we are experiencing in the present, both internally and externally, without judgment (Kornfield, 2009). I

Compassion: You hold the intention not to judge yourself or others. You are mindful of your self-talk. However, if you do judge yourself, you don't judge yourself for judging. You are kinder and more supportive. If mindfulness brings the wisdom to see clearly, then compassion brings a loving heart (Neff, 2011). Acceptance: You increasingly accept the facts, which you can distinguish from the feelings. Acceptance isn't about "giving up". It is having the strength to "let go" of control and stop fighting reality. Openness: You're progressively open to viewing even the most difficult situations as opportunities for growth. You trust that they have something to teach you, and you expect to learn. Creativity: You draw on your power to visualize and create the results you desire. At the same time, in the spirit of acceptance, you are not attached or fixated upon your own expectations.

We do have an ethical responsibility.

With incentives often misaligned from the greater good, I have come realize how difficult this commitment truly is and how important it is to develop supportive environments for designers and creative professionals to channel their energies in the most wholesome way.  We should relentlessly ask not only how to design things better, but what a better world really means.

The world to which my mind and senses have the possibility of a direct relationship in real time.

I will need to give less attention to the menu of daily distractions that keep me from my real work, and to the open-pit mine that masquerades as daily “news”.

These plans are usually based on strategic alliances and are taking over the responsibilities of buyers.

The buyers have tremendous power in representing the chain to the vendors and are responsible for a large portion of the chain's profit. Since the buyer's performance evaluation criterion (and his or her bonus) is the total profitability (total margins) of the apparel lines he or she buys (which depends on the purchase cost, the initial selling price, the subsequent mark-downs and the units sold under each price point), it is in the buyer's interest to ensure that she buys the right items generating the best financial results for the chain as a whole.

controlled by a budget set by the merchandise manager