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Meditation Challenge Update 6/10/13
So we’re approaching the 6 month mark and I thought I’d check in to see how everyone is doing and to report my experience so far. I am meditating approximately 6 days per week, at least 30 minutes. Occasionally I … Continue reading
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Believing is not Seeing
I notice more and more now how when I believe something very strongly and grasp onto it as truth, it usually comes around to bite me. The mind’s desire to find some scrap of ground to put under its feet … Continue reading
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Are You Really Connected?
When I see people staring at their phones in public while their two year old tugs at their sleeve, I always wonder what the societal impact of this will be. Electronic distraction is a relatively new phenomenon, and the full … Continue reading
It’s Always Possible to Begin Again
My colleague and meditation challenge participant Theresa was kind enough to write about her experience so far to share with you all. It was wonderful and brave of her to do so, and I hope you’ll be inspired to keep … Continue reading
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Tagged Inspiration, Meditation, Mindfulness, Spirituality
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Rewiring Your Brain for a More Positive You
I think it always helps to get the same message in different formats, so here’s an article from LifeHacker about using the way the brain learns to rewire it for greater happiness, which is something I tell almost anyone who will … Continue reading
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Tagged Anxiety, Columbus Meditation Class, Focus, Happiness, Inspiration, Meditation, Mind, Mindfulness, Self care
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What I Learned from My Week Doing Nothing
I took last week off from work. It was an experiment of sorts. No plans. No lists. A “stay-cation”. I stayed home and did virtually nothing – reading, tv, a little housework, some random mending tasks as the urge struck, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anxiety, Belief, EFT, Meditation, Mind, Mindfulness, Self care, Sleep, Spirituality, Stress
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Freeing Yourself From Hidden Beliefs
When we start to investigate reality through mindfulness practice, we may discover that the problems we complain about are self imposed. Seem crazy? Well, see if any of this sounds familiar: Feeling as though you never have enough time, but … Continue reading
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Seasons
I recently received my Seeds of Change catalog, the harbinger of spring, reminding me that the next season is just around the corner and I should be planning for this year’s garden. In the past I used to pretty much … Continue reading
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Tagged Fear, Inspiration, Meditation, Mindfulness, Resistance, Spirituality
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A Perspective on Walking Meditation
I thought this post by the person who inspired our current meditation challenge was a wonderful way of capturing what I was trying to say about resolutions in the previous post… http://rococonnor.wordpress.com/2013/01/02/year-2-week-1/ How did the first day of your commitment … Continue reading
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Resolute Self Compassion
It’s that time of year again – New Year’s resolutions that bud in December and fade by February, forgotten by March. Resolution is a form of resolute. Webster defines resolute as “marked by firm determination”, and lists some of its … Continue reading
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