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Demi Lovato talks about the importance of mindfulness: 'Sometimes we have to change perspectives'

Superstar Demi Lovato has opened up about how changing your perspective can alter your mood. 

The beauty shared an extensive post via Instagram earlier this afternoon (January 14) and confessed that she found herself getting annoyed by traffic, but later learned there had been a serious car accident so changed how she thought about the situation and was overwhelmed with feelings of gratitude for her own safety:

"Last night I was stuck in 0 miles an hour traffic. Hungry, tired, I just wanted to eat and then go to sleep. At first I extremely annoyed and frustrated because as the cars were stopped, not only did I need to sleep and eat but so did Buddy. In fact, he had to pee and traffic was so bad I pulled over on the 405 and let him out on the side of the road (safely, on a leash, far away from the highway of course)."

"As I started researching why traffic was so bad I discovered there had been a critical accident. I don't know if that meant it had any fatalities but I knew it was bad. And then it hit me... I realised how selfish it was to get annoyed and upset because of how "inconvenient" it all was for me. As I safely rode in my car with my little Buddy, I became so grateful that it wasn't anyone I knew or even myself in that accident."

She went onto add that it's important to bring this perspective of mindfulness into every situation as it keeps you grounded and wholly appreciative of what you do have:

"Sometimes we have to change our perspectives and just simply accept whatever is thrown our way and truly appreciate the life we have been given today no matter how bad difficult it may be. Today I am grateful for my health and my loved ones. Life is too short so let's remind ourselves to be thankful for the little things. Let's pray that whomever was hurt in that accident will heal and let's take a minute to thank our God for what we have today. God bless and love you guys."

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