Miracles happen every day…Change your perception of what a miracle is and you’ll see them all around you. –Jon Bon Jovi
We often perceive miracles as needing to be jaw dropping, cloud parting, walk on fire, the whole sky lights up kind of magic.
Yes, many of us have experienced major miracles. We have witnessed a loved one’s unexpected healing, or survived a major accident.
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Are you trying to think painful emotions away?
Life is painful. To deal with whatever painful card we’re dealt, we try to make sense of the unpleasant emotions surrounding it. However, this natural reaction to pain may not always be a good thing.
That’s because it is often our thoughts that are causing the distress itself.
Remember when I told you about “autopilot thinking?” (For
We’ve all been there. You’re trying to get something done, but your mind has a different plan. Endlessly chattering to no end.
So just what is this constant chattering about?
This is what we call monkey mind, or as mindfulness teachers call it, autopilot thinking. It’s when the mind takes off on its own — replaying the past or worrying about the future. In other
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In a recent Facebook post, I asked the following question. “What is the biggest life lesson you’ve learned?”
One of the answers I got was this…
“Don’t let a job or title define who you are. If you do, and you lose the job, then you lose a part of your identity. If you are no longer something, then what are you?”
“Who am I”
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Are you too hard on yourself?
Chances are the answer is yes.
The truth is that you are probably harder on yourself than anyone else in this world. But what good does that do?
Compassion for ourselves (and others) is a fundamental concept of mindfulness.
This means that we should strive to treat ourselves the way we would treat anyone we love-with kindness and radical
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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. –Franklin D. Roosevelt
Let me ask you a quick question. And I want you to really think about this.
What is your greatest fear?
Now let me ask you another question…one that just might change your life.
How is this fear holding you back?
The truth is that one’s biggest fear is often a roadblock
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We’ve all been there.
You really (and I mean REALLY) want something. And then BAM…life takes a different path. A path that that greatly differs from your plans.
Your mind heads off on a track of its own.
“This is not how things were supposed to turn out. I am better. I’m smarter. I am more deserving.”
Sound familiar?
If you’ve had thoughts like these,
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It’s just one of those days.
Your mind goes round and round in circles. It chirps endlessly-like a radio station stuck on scan. Some thoughts are tolerable. Others, well, meh…
Naturally, you want to throw those thoughts in two piles: the good and the bad.
But here’s why you shouldn’t.
Through mindfulness, we learn that there’s a difference between unhealthy thought patterns and actually
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If you’re working toward being more mindful, consider giving these five things a try.
1. Mindful people try to notice the little things.
When your mind is focused on the present, it’s hard to miss all that’s going on around you. Mindful people strive to be aware of the sights, sounds and physical sensations of the now. You won’t find them skipping out on reality
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Mindfulness…
We’re told to live it, love it, and learn how to practice it…but what is it?
Is it a way of thinking? Is it a feeling? Is it some kind of meditation?
The concept of mindfulness is really quite simple.
Mindfulness is the now.
It is today and not tomorrow. It is the present and not the future. And above all, it is the
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