We can practise mindfulness in many different ways. Ask yourself this, what do I see when I go out walking? It may be that you hear yourself say “nothing, I just go for a walk”, and that's ok. Or it may be that you get a different response and you feel or notice things when you are out. We are all unique.
Mindfulness helps keep you in the present moment when your mind may be full of activity and you want to slow it down. Take the same walk. Notice how your feet touch the ground. Does your heel hit first, is it your toes, the centre of your foot? How does it feel once your feet have touched the ground, can you feel it in your knees, your hips, your back? What are your hands, arms, shoulders doing? Are you relaxed? This is one way to help yourself focus and keep your mind in the present. Yes those thoughts may want to rush in again, and that’s ok. Keep practising, this may always happen, there is no wrong or right way.
Another way is to look around you. What can you see, are there people, birds, or animals around? What are they doing? Does this make you smile? Do you notice other things, buildings, trees, has the Sky line changed since you were last there? Is it a walk you do every day? Have the colours changed, flowers blossomed? What can you hear? What can you smell? What can you feel against your skin? Is it heat, rain, wind?
There may be things weighing on your mind. Are you anxious? Ask yourself are you organising or are you worrying about things that worry will have no effect on the outcome?
The more I practise this, the more I see. The more I allow myself to live in the moment. Each time I take the same walk I notice different things. It’s not just the same park anymore.