Don’t postpone joy. There are 10,000 joys and 10,000 sorrows in the world, and keeping this in mind can help us to maintain a balanced perspective during times of joy and sorrow. During times of loss, illness, confusion, or just the routine of our daily grind, it’s sometimes easy to become preoccupied by the difficulty, […]
Change your mind, and you can change your perspective, mood, and state of wellbeing. If we don’t care for our thoughts, they are naturally inclined to focus on worrying about the future, regretting the past, worrying about what others think of us, or engaging in critical commentary about anything in the present and how it […]
Being authentic means wholeheartedly embracing your true nature and uniqueness. Mindfulness helps us to connect with our most authentic self. In the silence and the stillness, go in and in until you meet the essence of your authentic self. The quirks and the rough edges, the aspects of yourself that make you unique are what […]
Go with the flow is a mindfulness attitude that can help us to decrease stress and increase resilience. When we go with the flow, we notice that there are some things we cannot change. We recognize that fighting them increases stress, and practicing acceptance –acknowledging how things are then trying to adapt decreases stress. Life […]
We practice mindfulness to cultivate awareness. Mindfulness, simply put, is awareness of the present moment without judgment. When awareness is present, the mind will operate in a certain direction. When we are not bringing awareness—of our sensations, feelings, and thoughts—to the present moment, we are operating in the realm of unconscious habit, which leads us […]
Manifestation of our intentions comes about with clarity of intentions, focused attention, and committed effort. Creating change in our lives requires a commitment to our own wellbeing. It takes time to develop the willpower and self-discipline to work through our resistances and tendencies toward self-sabotage and keep moving forward toward what we want. Every intention […]
A new beginning is available at the end of each day and beginning of each day. As each day ends, may we look forward to the coming dawn as a new beginning. Let us all take the time to look back upon the moments of happiness, love, awe, wonder, peace, loss, fear, heartache, and confusion […]
It is a season of light. The darkest day of winter has passed, and now the days are gradually becoming lighter. As we enter into this season of light, I invite you to consider what about yourself or your life you would like to bring into the light in order to see it more clearly. […]
Breathe in hope. When you meditate, practice breathing in hope and breathing out despair. I hear stories every day about people who feel afraid, inadequate, incapable, overwhelmed, uncertain, unlovable, unworthy, or confused. These same people seem utterly convinced that they must be defective, that everyone else gets along just fine. We are all struggling with […]
Let your life speak. Listen deeply, and you will hear it whispering to you. If you do not listen, it will begin pleading with you in the form of symptoms to pay attention. There are times in life when our path seems clear, only to have unforeseen circumstances arise that change our well-intended plans. We […]