For me, what separates mindfulness from rumination is that in mindfulness you observe things and accept them, whereas in rumination you’re trying to fight or hold onto something.
Constantly reminiscing a slight is a good way to make it loom large. It’s an unwillingness to either resolve the matter and letting it be.
Similarly, fighting some negative emotions (pain, loss, anger) makes them worse when they inevitably breaks through.
For me, what separates mindfulness from rumination is that in mindfulness you observe things and accept them, whereas in rumination you’re trying to fight or hold onto something.
Constantly reminiscing a slight is a good way to make it loom large. It’s an unwillingness to either resolve the matter and letting it be.
Similarly, fighting some negative emotions (pain, loss, anger) makes them worse when they inevitably breaks through.