Stop thinking. Get up out of bed. Take a shower. Get dressed. Drink a glass of water. Eat breakfast. Go for a walk towards somewhere pleasant. Pay attention to what is around you. Get immersed in the scenery. Appreciate the beauty around you.
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You are not your Story
On this day of your life, I believe God wants you to know… …that you are not your ‘story.’ Who You Are is so much bigger than that. It’s okay to give up your past now. Most of us have a story about how we got to be the way we are, about what it’s […]
Be Like Water…
“Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves…. Empty your mind, be formless. Shapeless, like water. If you put water into a cup, it becomes […]
New Year – New Empowering Attitudes!
1. Let go of cheating on your future with your past. It’s time to move on and tell a new story. 2. Let go of feeling guilty for making yourself a priority. 3. Let go of all thoughts that don’t make you feel empowered and strong. 4. Let go of your fear of the unknown; […]
7 Real Jedi Mind Tricks
7 Real Jedi Mind Tricks by Christopher Cordry Image by Gonzalo Martín “The Force is what gives a Jedi his power. It’s an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.” — Obi-Wan Kenobi I suppose there are some people who, when they first saw Star Wars, […]
3 Ways to Change Your Attitude When You Cannot Change Anything Else
Sometimes changing your circumstances isn’t possible – or simply not possible soon enough. You can’t get to a new job in an instant. You can’t make someone else change against his or her will. And you certainly can’t erase the past. So what options do you have left? Change your perception, belief or opinion about […]
How To Quiet Your Mind In Even The Loudest Settings
The building where I used to run a meditation group was on the same street as a fire station; one could almost guarantee that sometime during the meditation a fire engine would come rushing past, sirens wailing. Not surprisingly, people would afterwards complain: “How could I meditate with that going on?” How often have we […]
Are You Energy Sensitive? 6 Telling Signs
By Andrea Schulman As you’ve probably noticed before, there is a range in our sensory abilities. Some people can see very well, others not very well at all. Some have excellent hearing, while others are deaf. The same applies to energy sensitivity, or as they call it, your “sixth sense.” Are you energy […]
Detoxing The City Brain through Nature
The City Brain Goes Green By Adam Collett How a little bit of ‘green’ can make a big difference: “Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises”. – Pedro Calderon de la Barca Humankind has spent 99% of its history living in nature. In 1800, only 3% of […]
Freeing Ourselves From Fear
by Kate Eckman If you ask most people what they want from life, they will probably tell you they want to be happy—they want to be loved. Success, fame and fortune might come up, too. But I think what we ultimately yearn for is freedom. The freedom to be ourselves, especially in a world […]