London — Good morning, what will you have today? It’s another Tuesday morning, which I’ve decided to spend working from a coffee shop in North Greenwich. I arrived there a bit later than usual, so the good seats were already taken. I sat near the very busy and loud counter, which is alright; I can work well listening to the noises of the klinks and the klanks of the equipment that prepares my daily fuel, ...
New york — “Only an aware person can be sensitive. If you are not aware you will be insensitive. When you are unconscious you are totally insensitive – the more consciousness, the more sensitivity. A buddha is t...
Melbourne — My mind is free when I take flight. The silks nestled around my hips. I tip toe, tip toe backwards till there is tension in the silks and let go. My body floats weightlessly and swings in the air. To...
Phoenix — I’m moved by the simplicity behind this; only now exists. It’s deceptive because you know that it is true, but you can not unlock the true meaning unless you consume the idea correctly. This consumpti...
I resolved to get some much needed lunch
Day 22 #100happydays: Rain
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Finding Outer and Inner Freedom
Out at the edge of the world the stars rise and set unseen; where the plants are born to die...
To those who aren't afraid to get up early
Trying To Wake Up Every Day
2014 - A Year of Thanks.
Um café, por favor.
The sun sets. Distant clouds pour rain along the edges of sea.
Portents
Mindfulness Mornings
Mindfulness is about noticing.
"You Are Already There," an essay on mindfulness, ambition, and adapting to illness by Dana Snyder-Grant, LICSW
"Only an aware person can be sensitive. If you are not aware you will be insensitive.
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Thirty)Judging: can lead to a day filled with pain.
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-nine)The Welcoming Prayer: focus and sink in; welcome; and let go
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-eight)Sorrow: sometimes it is this that awakens us!
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-seven) Which Will You Follow: The path of fear or the path of love?
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-six) Delusions of Separateness : we are part of a larger whole, interconnected to all things.
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-five) Fear : lies at the root of all trouble
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-four) Nowness : the only thing we really have is now.
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-three)Unity : relationship is the essence of existence.
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-two) Sensations : your awareness of is different from actually being you.
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-one) Mystic Experience : an experience of communion with Ultimate Reality
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Nineteen) Spirituality : humankind is predestined to discover the spiritual patterns of the universe
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Eighteen) Blessings come from care, troubles from carelessness.
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty) Gratuitous : the universe is gratis, it cannot be earned nor need it be earned.
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Seventeen) Gratitude : we cannot be mindful without being grateful.
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Sixteen) Lovingkindness Meditation: what you give you receive.
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Fifteen) The Breath: reminds us to tune into our body and this moment now.
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Thirteen) Wholeness: seeing and recognizing that nothing occurs in isolation.
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Fourteen) Equanimity : a mind abundant, exalted, immeasurable, without hostility or ill-will.
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Eleven) Impermanence : live now! because death is soon coming.
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twelve) Non-judging : suspend your need to judge, just watch whatever comes up and breath
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Ten) Patience : simply be open to the fullness of each moment.
I’m moved by the simplicity behind this; only now exists.
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Nine) Trust... yourself and your feelings.
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Eight) Things to do today: Exhale, inhale, exhale. Ahhhh...