on Apr 18, 2016 in Inspiration, Mindfulness
We need to practice loving speech and deep listening with ourselves first of all. The inner child in us, the deepest part of us, has been trying to tell us for so many years certain things about ourselves, but we just don’t hear it. It’s like being in a crowded and noisy market. Neither can we hear a voice calling us nor can we hear the sound of a pin dropping. But when the market closes down and the cacophony ceases, if there’s a child crying, we will hear it. In the same way, we need to cultivate this quietude in ourselves throughout the day, so that when the cries from deep down inside us rise up, we will hear them. We will recognize ourselves for the first time. We will understand why we are the way we are, why we behave certain ways. Only when we can to do this for ourselves will we be able to do it for other people. Only then can we discover each other anew every day and in every moment. Sister Dang Nghiem, Mindfullness is Medicine — A story of healing body and...
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on Apr 5, 2016 in Inspiration, Mindfulness
It takes courage to be still and thoughtfully choose your actions rather than re-acting spontaneously. Mindfulness is the key that opens your door to a fully engaged life. Mindfulness allows you to act on what you know you want, rather that acting out in the moment because of how you feel. “If you eat, don’t eat your projects. Don’t eat your sadness.Don’t eat the argument you just had. Don’t eat your loneliness or need. Just eat. If you walk. Just walk. If you drive, just drive. You have to choose again and again, to be in the present moment. The moment you realize you’re not mindful is when you actually become mindful. You must come back to it again, and again. It’s mental training.” Sister Dang Nghiem, Deer Park...
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on Mar 14, 2016 in General Wellness, Inspiration, Mindfulness
Real Medicine happens when…a doctor learns to practice mindfulness. If before going into a patient’s room, a physician does a walking meditation, gathers themselves, focuses their mind to be truly present, and then walks in quietly and peacefully. That’s already medicine. The physician is calm. Not fragmented, stressed, rushed or distant. The patient feels that attention, that tenderness, that care, that true presence. The patient is already soothed. That’s real...
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on Feb 1, 2016 in General Wellness, Inspiration, Mindfulness
Article pdf Finding Your Missing Peace Did you know that you have about 50,000 to 70,000 thoughts every day? That’s nearly 50 thoughts per minute, more than one per second. You would think (pun intended) that with all that activity you would have a tremendously productive life, but research indicates that you repeat about 98% of the same thoughts every day. If you are like the average person your inner world and productivity is further hindered by the fact that as much as 80% of your thoughts are critical and negative. Whether your mind is over-crowded with positive or negative thoughts, all that repeated mental activity leaves little room to breathe, feel, and experience life. Too many random thoughts not only crowds out meaningful contact with yourself, it crowds out contact with the important people in your life. The result is you’re left feeling alone, exhausted, out of balance, and longing for an inner peace that seems elusive. Human beings instinctively strive to maintain a peaceful inner world; it is the glue that holds us together mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Unfortunately, if you are like most, you may allow your thoughts to come and go without much awareness (or dare we say without much thought!) When you leave your thoughts unchallenged, you tend to accept your thoughts as truth, unconsciously giving them permission to shape your beliefs about yourself, about others, and your life. What can happen when you unconsciously accept random negative thoughts? Remember that you are connected as a whole in mind, body, emotions, and spirit. Our culture looks for physical causes when you experience pain or sickness; yet we know that physical symptoms do have a connection to your perceptions, emotions, and experiences. When you are emotionally, mentally, or spiritually out of balance, you may experience it as physical distress. When the pendulum of your lifestyle swings too far to one side, it will inevitably swing equally far to the other side. A lack of inner peace and balance will eventually lead to an unbalanced, unhealthy lifestyle. Too much work, too little rest, grief, unmet needs, no play, excessive stress, and not enough meaningful time with loved ones or in activities you enjoy can easily cause...
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