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Archive for July, 2012

Awakening

Friday, July 13th, 2012

Why must we defer to distraction to avoid feeling what underlies our state of being? What is it we so deeply fear to connect and engage?

The ‘Happy Planet Index’ (HPI)

Friday, July 13th, 2012

Created by Nic Marks, founder of the Centre for Well-being, the ‘Happy Planet Index’ (HPI), measures what matters: the extent to which countries deliver long, happy, sustainable lives for the people that live in them. The Index uses global data on life expectancy, experienced well-being and Ecological Footprint to calculate this. The index is an […]

Awakening

Thursday, July 12th, 2012

  In our modern society, many of us live our lives selfishly centered and selflessly unaware…

Awakening

Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

 Insight and intuition seed our wisdom, and may shift our means of survival- a predominantly “selfless” orientation- and perhaps “survival of the wisest”.

Bodhicitta: ‘In Search”…

Tuesday, July 10th, 2012

We may discover the ‘meaning of life’ as we live it… from the inside out. Sometimes we may put too much effort & emphasis on the search itself…

Awakening

Tuesday, July 10th, 2012

There always seems to be this subtle, lingering haze, yet with one mindful breath and in one fleeting moment, it may appear to dissolve away- and there may be clarity.

Awakening

Monday, July 9th, 2012

Regardless of the quality of what we’re feeling, there is relief in our recognizing and understanding the object of our attention.

Awakening

Sunday, July 8th, 2012

Stepping directly into our confusion, there arises clarity. We dance with the shadow that moves aside in the light of our awareness…

Awakening

Saturday, July 7th, 2012

What happens when you cradle your restlessness with gentle, open awareness? What kind of shift occurs in your body?

Awakening

Friday, July 6th, 2012

REMEMBER… to take pause and to pay close attention throughout your day. Mindfulness helps to keep us connected with deliberate moment-by-moment awareness to what moves our lives…