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10 Distractions We Often Avoid
Occasionally I’ll look up from what I’m doing to see a scarab appear from seemingly nowhere. It appears out of thin air or from another dimension and almost as quickly as it appears it disappears from my field of view. Accompanying this mirage there is occasionally a buzzing sound as it fly out of my …
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Stay In The Moment – Be Mindful
From morning to night distractions surround us, and not quietly like a book on a shelf but with a piercing siren call promising something better, something warmer or something more loving awaiting on the next block, one flight up or a phone call away. The imagined call promises us relief from our suffering. The call, …
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Oh My! How Do I Sit In Meditation And Watch My Breath
Introduction To Watch My Breath Often those new to mindfulness practice find themselves a bit confused upon receiving the instruction to watch your breath. Frequently I’ve heard people exclaim, “Watch My Breath?” And then rather sheepishly add a follow up, “How?” How indeed. Is watching your breath an act of concentration, attention, focus or is …
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Be Aware Of Your Thoughts
Be careful how you are talking to yourself because you are listening. Lisa M Hayes I often find myself deeply in conversation with myself seemingly unaware of what’s transpiring in my mind. At times I’ll be walking down a flight of stairs when I become conscious of two things. The first is that I’m caught …
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Motion In A Moment
In the mid 1980’s I managed a catering – wholesale foods operation which gave me the opportunity to reinvent everything. I researched the competition from the Canadian border to NYC looking for trends and new thinking, I spent time wondering, pondering and brainstorming with abandon. Some of my mad stirring of the pot paid off, …
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Mindfulness Roadmap 12 Guideposts To Illuminate Your Journey
“The crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe” Frank Zappa A Mindfulness Roadmap For Breakfast Each morning I create (construct) a large salad for breakfast with a base of kale, mushrooms and delicious tomatoes. Of course I pick and choose a myriad of other items to complete it, and top it off with some type …
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Unblocking Creativity – Engage Your Active Side
Within the chorus of David Bowie’s Changes, he sings “time may change me, but I can’t trace time.” When we first hear this familiar part it may seem nonsensical. It may make as much sense as a Zen Koan, but look at it for a moment and turn it over in your mind. If we …
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Bicycling Into Mindfulness – An Alternative Practice ?
I first learned about meditation and mindfulness in college and while it sounded interesting I didn’t formally engage in a meditation practice for another 20 years. But in hindsight I now realize I very much became a practitioner of being in the moment and mindfulness when I took up daily bicycle riding, years before I …
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Mindful Meditation Opens Doors In Life
This Mindful Meditation we see and hear about nearly everyday in blog posts, scattered across social media and inking its way across print media is much simpler to understand and to do than you may think. For a brief moment imagine standing on a platform waiting for a train or subway car, now expand your …
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