As you journey down the path, don’t forget to be present moment-by-moment and absorb the beauty and richness of simply being alive. Cary David Richards, The Happiness Habit.
Tag Archives: Mindfulness
Create Calm.
1 Apr
It’s one of our basic needs, the need for security, which is triggering fear in many people. Although many things are out of our control, we need to keep working at reducing and releasing fear, panic and anxiety because it over activates our flight-or-fight mode. When we are in what I call Meerkat Mode, our body wants to take constant action. Because present circumstances make that a bit restrictive, it’s possible that the tension that builds as a result of being ready to pounce on problems begins to physically hurt a little. It could also be the reason that people are getting ants in their pants and pushing the boundaries of their bubbles.
Calming our mind and soothing our system is not a luxury thing to do, it’s vital. It Continue reading
One Day at a Time.
28 Mar
It’s no wonder that Alcoholics Anonymous emphasize taking things one day at a time, because it helps make difficult changes more manageable.
Feeds are full of how to fill our time, even though some people might be run of their feet busier than usual, but what if you’re still in shock? Or, like me, feeling overwhelmed by the seriousness, not of the illness or isolation as such, but about our future after all of this, which today suddenly felt completely uncertain and a little bleak.
So here’s the thing. Uncertainty involving all-encompassing questions about the meaning and purpose of life and one’s place in the world in the future has an actual name. It’s known as Continue reading
8 Ways To Become More Mindful.
17 Aug
magic in the clouds-photo by Leanne French
1. Watch your thoughts come, and then watch them go; just like clouds floating across the sky.
2. Watch one cloud at a time, and tell yourself how interesting it is to observe that particular cloud.
3. Breathe and wait for the kinds of thoughts to Continue reading
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