Awakening
Friday, July 13th, 2012Why 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?
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?
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 […]
In our modern society, many of us live our lives selfishly centered and selflessly unaware…
Insight and intuition seed our wisdom, and may shift our means of survival- a predominantly “selfless” orientation- and perhaps “survival of the wisest”.
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…
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.
Regardless of the quality of what we’re feeling, there is relief in our recognizing and understanding the object of our attention.
Stepping directly into our confusion, there arises clarity. We dance with the shadow that moves aside in the light of our awareness…
What happens when you cradle your restlessness with gentle, open awareness? What kind of shift occurs in your body?
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…