If important enough for us to be aware, that which we deny, distract, or avoid to ‘see’ will eventually get our attention and wake us up.
Mindfully Me, ‘Urge Surfing’
by meditative - January 26th, 2017Impulses or urges can be deeply conditioned tendencies toward certain actions- whether they are words or behaviors. Noticing our impulses especially before they carry us away into reflexive action can take real skill of attention, as well as forbearance not to give in to what often can be habitually unwholesome ‘traps’ with questionable consequences. Suppressing […]
‘Peace of Mind’
by meditative - January 24th, 2017Let go of your troubles and allow yourself to be free. Acknowledge and accept things just as they are… as best you can. Try not to avoid or avert what is … while it is. The world is a very different place when our hearts are light and kind and our minds are open and […]
Realizing Our Human Condition…
by meditative - January 20th, 2017We all share in what is often referred to as the ‘human condition’… our propensity to suffer in the fragility, imperfectness, and impermanence of our own being. As an antidote to this vulnerable condition, we all have the inner capacity for awareness, compassion & understanding. It is with these core elements of our being that […]
Mindfully Me, ‘A Bow to Life’
by meditative - January 19th, 2017An Eastern tradition, a ‘bow’ to another is a sign of peace, respect & trust. A person bows to the other upon arriving & leaving. It is the equivalent of our handshake, with sincere & deep respect implied in the gesture. In bowing to another we also show our reverence for the ‘universal energy’ we […]
Our ‘Mental Radar’… Mindfulness
by meditative - January 18th, 2017Mindfulness is like a ‘mental radar’… sensitively detecting changes that require our undivided attention even before they may become apparent in the field of our conscious awareness. The more we work with our inner capacity for awareness in stillness & calm, the more refined, focused, and precise it can become at noticing even the subtlest […]