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Archive for October, 2016

A•HA… ‘Mind Traps’

Tuesday, October 11th, 2016

Once we bring our awareness to ‘mind traps’ like negative self-talk and ‘catastrophizing’ that tend to keep us immobilized from making a change in our lives, we’ve already stepped outside of them. We have taken the first step to transform what can be very limiting and distracting cycles of habitual thought… and we have awakened […]

Tuesday, October 11th, 2016

falling apart or into place?…

Awakening

Tuesday, October 11th, 2016

It’s hard not to despair when our lives appear to be falling apart at the seams. However, what may be coming apart may be opening the way for a new and better beginning.

Tuesday, October 4th, 2016

the truth of our own being…

Awakening

Tuesday, October 4th, 2016

Why does one sit?… to know what is insight… and to know what is the ‘truth’?

The ‘Inside Job’ of Happiness

Tuesday, October 4th, 2016

Happiness is a ‘seed’ we grow from within. It is something inherent to us all as human beings. To flourish, we have to learn to work with this ‘seed’ in order to cultivate genuine contentment, peace, and harmony. Self-awareness and self-reflection can help us to discover the abundance we already have within us, and free […]

Awakening

Monday, October 3rd, 2016

The path to a clear and peaceful mind is cultivated from our skillfulness to settle our own mind. It is here where we are both alert and relaxed.

The Power of ‘NOW’!

Monday, October 3rd, 2016

We all have the inherent power to regulate our minds- our habitual loops of thoughts that often spawn and perpetuate from our negativity bias… Our thoughts need not predict our emotions, intentions, or behaviors. ‘NOW’ is as good as any time for things to change… and for us to change. Life can—AND DOES—change. Something that […]

Monday, October 3rd, 2016

sit & settle the mind…