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My Meditative Moments

Archive for April, 2020

Saturday, April 18th, 2020

look honestly at yourself…

‘Stepping Out’…

Saturday, April 18th, 2020

A curious mind helps us to search “outside of the box”… to explore outside of our ‘comfort zone’… to stretch ourselves… and to be flexible with thinking & doing in new ways…

Friday, April 17th, 2020

here & now, it begins…

Awakening

Friday, April 17th, 2020

The moment is now & like no other…

‘Seeds of Mind’

Thursday, April 16th, 2020

The mind is like a garden… and ‘home’ to many different kinds of seeds. It knows no discretion as to what is seeded, rooted, and to what may ultimately flourish in its ‘soil’. The mind is receptive to whatever we ‘plant’ in it- ‘flowers’ & ‘weeds’- whether we are aware of it or not. Left […]

Thursday, April 16th, 2020

we simply ‘start over’….

Awakening

Thursday, April 16th, 2020

Sometimes things need to completely ‘fall apart’ before they can be put back together.

‘Gemmelsmerch’ is what?

Wednesday, April 15th, 2020

Gemmelsmerch is the power of a given object, person, event, etc, to distract one from one’s purpose (coined by US psychiatrist Edward Hallowell) It’s like the gravitational force behind what draws away our focused attention… the energy behind all the various activities swirling & tempting the discursive & busy mind. Can we control the numerous […]

Awakening

Wednesday, April 15th, 2020

Even in our more desperate situations, there are options available to move us into a better place.

Wednesday, April 15th, 2020

find the middle way…