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Archive for December, 2015
‘Heartache’…
Saturday, December 26th, 2015It’s the little things we do for others that can make a big difference- a warm smile, a comforting hug, an attentive ear… Feeling empathy and showing compassion can genuinely move another into a better ‘place’. An ounce of kindness can cure a pound of heartache.
Awakening
Saturday, December 26th, 2015‘Posture’ in how we sit tells our mind & body that we are ready to receive. Still, the mind becomes quieter. Erect, the mind becomes more alert. Relaxed, the mind becomes more stable for the meditative work to follow.
Awakening
Thursday, December 24th, 2015The path to joy is inside us all. Here, there is this quiet space… this calm… this stability… and this clarity to see the bounty already within us.
‘Be Kind.’
Thursday, December 24th, 2015The world seems to get smaller as the heart grows larger… and there’s seemingly never enough kindness in this world. Can we find it within our hearts to be kind always? The possibilities for acts of kindness are relatively endless. Even our littlest of efforts- our smallest of gestures- and even one kind word can […]
‘Concentration.’
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015In practice, we must first cultivate the art & skill of simply noticing– a quality of observation that is without judgment- witnessing things just as they are. Relaxed and alert, we notice & acknowledge without attachment or aversion to whatever is arising in our field of awareness. Noticing & letting be. Noticing & letting go. […]
Awakening
Monday, December 21st, 2015As best we can… simply reminding ourselves of the importance of our effort to accept our experience regardless of what may be present, moment by moment.
Taking Our Seat- Getting Started, Mindfully
Monday, December 21st, 2015We tune in to tune out distraction… relaxed, settled, focused & clear. No matter what our age, young or old, we all have the inherent capacity to give our full attention, openly & compassionately, to know what we are sensing, thinking, or feeling… here and now… moment by moment. This is the Way of awareness. […]