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‘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 […]

Can We Live With The Pain?

Sunday, August 18th, 2019

Suffering= Pain x Resistance Resilience= Pain x Acceptance Our ability to work with our pain can diminish our suffering while enhancing our resilience. This ‘heartfulness’ may help us to embrace what we may not be able to change. It may also give us the insight and resource to transform the emotions and ‘storyline’ that often […]

‘Wakefulness’

Wednesday, August 7th, 2019

‘Awake’, we come to remember to take pause to be in this moment- to routinely allow a calm and relaxed composure to wash over our entire being as we simply witness our own accessibility to be fully present. In this space of awareness we come to notice things as they are- as they are arising […]

Not Too Personal…

Monday, August 5th, 2019

Not everything is about us. We don’t have to take others, our own experiences, or ourselves too personally. Life is all a matter of interpretation, and we are all part of a much bigger picture interdependent upon causes and conditions that transcend us individually.

‘True Grit’

Friday, August 2nd, 2019

In practice, we learn to deliberately ‘stay with it’ or to ‘stay the course’ regardless of what is presently happening before us. With the diligence of a judgment-free awareness, we may cultivate a firmness of mind and spirit- a habit of forbearance to become less reactive- and an unyielding courage to simply observe and acknowledge […]

‘Detoxify’

Wednesday, July 17th, 2019

Sitting on the cushion each day can help us to realize the sometimes ‘toxic’ nature of our habitual minds- the afflictions and aversions of mind that drive our reactive tendencies. To sit with our own ‘rawness’ of just being allows space to arise for a detoxifying & transforming dose of reality.   

‘Smile in Training’

Monday, July 15th, 2019

Try this little exercise for yourself every morning in front of the mirror. Keep it ‘light’ and don’t be afraid to laugh at yourself as you and your ‘smile’ train for a warmer, more gracious way of facing a new day and a new beginning… especially when the inclination to feel & be this way […]

Mindfulness is…

Thursday, July 11th, 2019

Awareness knows freedom even in the presence of a discursive mind… When we are still and quiet, there is a space that seems to open up. There is a light that appears to illuminate what crosses into this seemingly infinite space. As we are willing ourselves to sink deeper into this space, there is a […]

90 Second PAUSE…

Tuesday, July 9th, 2019

Research has shown that the average emotion physiologically lasts only about 90 seconds. The reason emotions can seem to last longer is because we re-trigger and fuel them with the energy of our thoughts. The patterns of thought that quickly arise during a heightened “feeling state” often lead to what is referred to as emotional […]

‘MIA’

Saturday, July 6th, 2019

‘Missing in action’, we become estranged from having real presence in our own lives. We forget to show up for the experiences directly before us. Reality happens as we remain lost in the activities of mind. Life happens whether we directly participate in the “performance” of truly living or not. Be where it most matters… […]