“Suffering needs time; it cannot survive in the Now.” – Eckhart Tolle When we are fully present in the moment, problems cease to exist. Our problems are created when we feel angry or remorseful about the past, or fearful about the future. In this present moment, there is nothing you need to do. There isContinue reading “What’s so great about being in the present moment?”
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Should you start meditating?
Mindful Monday – February 19, 2018 “Wherever you are is the perfect place to awaken. This moment is the exact place to practice compassion and loving awareness. You have all the ingredients to breathe and find freedom just where you are.” – Jack Kornfield The answer is yes. There will never be a perfect timeContinue reading “Should you start meditating?”
Mindful Monday – December 4, 2017
“One is a great deal less anxious if one feels perfectly free to be anxious, and the same may be said of guilt.” – Alan W. Watts Western culture perpetuates many harmful myths about negative emotions. When people are anxious, they’re often told, “calm down” or “it’s not a big deal.” When people cry,Continue reading “Mindful Monday – December 4, 2017”
Mindful Monday – November 27, 2017
“Looking at beauty in the world, is the first step of purifying the mind.” – Amit Ray The color of a cobalt blue t-shirt. The outlines of trees against a sunset. A favorite photograph. The shadows a lamp makes on the wall. The lines, veins, and marks on the hand of a loved one. AContinue reading “Mindful Monday – November 27, 2017”