Reflection
9,559 words by 17 writers in Boulder, New York & elsewhere
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reflection, work
It'll get better. But it's gonna hurt first.
by Donovan BuiNewport beach — Today was the most disappointing day of my professional career. I spent most of the afternoon trying to hide my embarrassment behind a forced smile. I don’t think I fooled many. When I got home I wanted to either nap or play PS4 until tomorrow. Earlier, I had already locked myself in the restroom, knowing that one is farthest from most of the staff. I worked behind a closed door even though the a...
Duane Kuss
Paul Capewell
So-Shan Au
Donovan Bui
Benjamin Chait
countryside, reflection, Travel
On relinquishing control
by Connie TsangYuzawa-shi — Though I was raised in a small town, I much prefer the fast-paced anonymity and autonomy I have in large cities. Being here in Yuzawa, Japan, is a serious change of pace, a tiny sliver of Tokyo, a sle...
Beginnings, Passion, reflection
Maybe it's not about...
by SaraColedale — …finding your passion but finding out what you enjoy doing it, be good at it and make a living. I’ve been on a quest in search of my passion. For the past four years, I’ve been living a life that I...
Travel, reflection
The case to end bucket lists.
by Donovan BuiHuntington beach — Read this New Yorker article today. Let’s pursue something other than a bucket list. We can protect ourselves from the pursuit of temporary gratification. We are vulnerable to this when we decorate c...
Other Stories
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reflection, Discovery, Street Walks
Walking to a free open-air concert, I stopped to look up...
by Ruth Jeffries in Cincinnati -
Evensong, #100HappyDays, reflection
Day 4 #100happydays: Evensong
by So-Shan Au in London -
Hampstead Heath, Dusk, reflection
Golders Hill Park at dusk
by Paul Capewell in London -
countryside, reflection, Travel
On relinquishing control
by Connie Tsang in Yuzawa-shi -
reflection, musings, waiting
Quarter-life Crisis Extended
by Maemae Gonzalez in Quezon City -
Parks, reflection
Reflecting about everything after a Tarot card reading with Flawless Sabrina, all starting to make sense.
by Ethan Bodnar in New York -
reflection, 2014, Mindfulness
2014 - A Year of Thanks.
by Paul B in Liverpool -
Beginnings, Passion, reflection
Maybe it's not about...
by Sara in Coledale -
reflection, work
It'll get better. But it's gonna hurt first.
by Donovan Bui in Newport Beach -
Travel, reflection
The case to end bucket lists.
by Donovan Bui in Huntington Beach -
#100HappyDays, Sunshine, reflection
Day 82 #100HappyDays: Selfie reflection
by So-Shan Au in Surbiton -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Thirty)Judging: can lead to a day filled with pain.
by Duane Kuss in Cold Spring -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-nine)The Welcoming Prayer: focus and sink in; welcome; and let go
by Duane Kuss in Cold Spring -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-eight)Sorrow: sometimes it is this that awakens us!
by Duane Kuss in Cold Spring -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-seven) Which Will You Follow: The path of fear or the path of love?
by Duane Kuss in Cold Spring -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-six) Delusions of Separateness : we are part of a larger whole, interconnected to all things.
by Duane Kuss in Cold Spring -
Weather, reflection
Rain in the desert is a thief.
by Jess Hutton in Salt Lake City -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-five) Fear : lies at the root of all trouble
by Duane Kuss in Cold Spring -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-four) Nowness : the only thing we really have is now.
by Duane Kuss in Cold Spring -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-three)Unity : relationship is the essence of existence.
by Duane Kuss in Cold Spring -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-two) Sensations : your awareness of is different from actually being you.
by Duane Kuss in Cold Spring -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-one) Mystic Experience : an experience of communion with Ultimate Reality
by Duane Kuss in Cold Spring -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty) Gratuitous : the universe is gratis, it cannot be earned nor need it be earned.
by Duane Kuss in Cold Spring -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Nineteen) Spirituality : humankind is predestined to discover the spiritual patterns of the universe
by Duane Kuss in Cold Spring -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Eighteen) Blessings come from care, troubles from carelessness.
by Duane Kuss in Cold Spring -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Seventeen) Gratitude : we cannot be mindful without being grateful.
by Duane Kuss in Cold Spring -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Sixteen) Lovingkindness Meditation: what you give you receive.
by Duane Kuss in Cold Spring -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Fifteen) The Breath: reminds us to tune into our body and this moment now.
by Duane Kuss in Cold Spring -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Fourteen) Equanimity : a mind abundant, exalted, immeasurable, without hostility or ill-will.
by Duane Kuss in Saint Cloud -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Thirteen) Wholeness: seeing and recognizing that nothing occurs in isolation.
by Duane Kuss in Saint Cloud -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twelve) Non-judging : suspend your need to judge, just watch whatever comes up and breath
by Duane Kuss in Saint Cloud -
reflection, meditation, Mindfulness
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Eleven) Impermanence : live now! because death is soon coming.
by Duane Kuss in Saint Cloud -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Ten) Patience : simply be open to the fullness of each moment.
by Duane Kuss in Saint Cloud -
reflection, meditation, Mindfulness
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Nine) Trust... yourself and your feelings.
by Duane Kuss in Saint Cloud -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Eight) Things to do today: Exhale, inhale, exhale. Ahhhh...
by Duane Kuss in Saint Cloud -
reflection, meditation, Mindfulness
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Seven) We have only today!
by Duane Kuss in Saint Cloud -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Six) Non-striving : trying less and being more
by Duane Kuss in Saint Cloud -
reflection, meditation, Mindfulness
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Five)In life we cannot avoid change...
by Duane Kuss in Saint Cloud -
reflection, Change, Personal
Starting with the man in the mirror...
by Daniel Sparling in Lovrečica -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Four) Letting Go : like what you do when you go to sleep
by Duane Kuss in Saint Cloud
Recent Moments
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reflection, Discovery, Street Walks
Walking to a free open-air concert, I stopped to look up...
in Cincinnati, United States -
Hampstead Heath, reflection, summer
A happy Sunday afternoon spent on the Heath with Desert Oracle, my diary, and Edward Abbey
in London, United Kingdom -
Evensong, #100HappyDays, reflection
Day 4 #100happydays: Evensong
in London, United Kingdom -
Hampstead Heath, Dusk, reflection
Golders Hill Park at dusk
in London, United Kingdom -
countryside, reflection, Travel
On relinquishing control
in Yuzawa-shi, Japan -
reflection, 2014, Mindfulness
2014 - A Year of Thanks.
in Liverpool, United Kingdom -
Beginnings, Passion, reflection
Maybe it's not about...
in Coledale, Australia -
reflection, work
It'll get better. But it's gonna hurt first.
in Newport Beach, United States -
Travel, reflection
The case to end bucket lists.
in Huntington Beach, United States -
reflection, musings, waiting
Quarter-life Crisis Extended
in Quezon City, Philippines -
reflection, journeys, growing
It's been such a long journey I almost forgot about this place, where the sounds and smells of the urban adventure disappear into the cresting waves. My baptismal hideaway.
in Philadelphia, United States -
#100HappyDays, Sunshine, reflection
Day 82 #100HappyDays: Selfie reflection
in Surbiton, United Kingdom -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Thirty)Judging: can lead to a day filled with pain.
in Cold Spring, United States -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-nine)The Welcoming Prayer: focus and sink in; welcome; and let go
in Cold Spring, United States -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-eight)Sorrow: sometimes it is this that awakens us!
in Cold Spring, United States -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-seven) Which Will You Follow: The path of fear or the path of love?
in Cold Spring, United States -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-six) Delusions of Separateness : we are part of a larger whole, interconnected to all things.
in Cold Spring, United States -
Weather, reflection
Rain in the desert is a thief.
in Salt Lake City, United States -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-five) Fear : lies at the root of all trouble
in Cold Spring, United States -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-four) Nowness : the only thing we really have is now.
in Cold Spring, United States -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-three)Unity : relationship is the essence of existence.
in Cold Spring, United States -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-two) Sensations : your awareness of is different from actually being you.
in Cold Spring, United States -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty-one) Mystic Experience : an experience of communion with Ultimate Reality
in Cold Spring, United States -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Nineteen) Spirituality : humankind is predestined to discover the spiritual patterns of the universe
in Cold Spring, United States -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Eighteen) Blessings come from care, troubles from carelessness.
in Cold Spring, United States -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twenty) Gratuitous : the universe is gratis, it cannot be earned nor need it be earned.
in Cold Spring, United States -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Seventeen) Gratitude : we cannot be mindful without being grateful.
in Cold Spring, United States -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Sixteen) Lovingkindness Meditation: what you give you receive.
in Cold Spring, United States -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Fifteen) The Breath: reminds us to tune into our body and this moment now.
in Cold Spring, United States -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Thirteen) Wholeness: seeing and recognizing that nothing occurs in isolation.
in Saint Cloud, United States -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Fourteen) Equanimity : a mind abundant, exalted, immeasurable, without hostility or ill-will.
in Saint Cloud, United States -
Parks, reflection
Reflecting about everything after a Tarot card reading with Flawless Sabrina, all starting to make sense.
in New York, United States -
reflection, meditation, Mindfulness
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Eleven) Impermanence : live now! because death is soon coming.
in Saint Cloud, United States -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Twelve) Non-judging : suspend your need to judge, just watch whatever comes up and breath
in Saint Cloud, United States -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Ten) Patience : simply be open to the fullness of each moment.
in Saint Cloud, United States -
reflection, meditation, Mindfulness
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Nine) Trust... yourself and your feelings.
in Saint Cloud, United States -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Eight) Things to do today: Exhale, inhale, exhale. Ahhhh...
in Saint Cloud, United States -
reflection, meditation, Mindfulness
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Seven) We have only today!
in Saint Cloud, United States -
Mindfulness, meditation, reflection
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Six) Non-striving : trying less and being more
in Saint Cloud, United States -
reflection, meditation, Mindfulness
Mindfulness on Hermit Lake (Day Five)In life we cannot avoid change...
in Saint Cloud, United States