MINDFULNESS IS THE ABILITY TO WATCH YOUR OWN MIND WITHOUT BEING CARRIED AWAY BY IT. "WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT THAT?" - YOU MIGHT ASK. WELL, KIND OF EVERYTHING.
There is no way to have genuine, consistent compassion for others if you don't have genuine, consistent compassion for yourself. Most of us have a very strong "inner critic." Find how to soothe the inner critic and increase a sense of well being and self-love through with the 3 primary tools of Self-Compassion: Mindfulness, Common Humanity, and Self-Kindness.