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.
‘Stepping Out’…
by meditative - April 18th, 2020A 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…
‘Seeds of Mind’
by meditative - April 16th, 2020The 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 […]
‘Gemmelsmerch’ is what?
by meditative - April 15th, 2020Gemmelsmerch 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?
by meditative - August 18th, 2019Suffering= 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’
by meditative - 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 […]