A former client of mine recommended that I read Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations. He was the Roman emperor from A.D. 161-180 (he being Marcus A., not […]
Mindfulness Part 2: “How Do We Do Mindfulness or Be Mindful?”
When I dance, I dance; when I sleep, I sleep; yes, and when I walk alone in a beautiful orchard, if my thoughts drift to […]
An Impoverised Present
I was listening to a CD of a presentation by noted British philosopher Alan Watts, who passed away in 1973. He lived and traveled extensively […]
These Are Days
There’s a song by the group 10,000 Maniacs, who disbanded in the early 90s, entitled “These Are Days.” It’s a beautiful song, as sung by […]
Mindfulness – For Elite Athletes… & Everyone Else
The following excerpt is taking from an Associated Press posting on 6/7/08 from website of: http://www.espn.com/: Ivanovic defeats Safina for French Open Title At last, […]
Self-Liberation Through Mindfulness
Now we’ve arrived at potentially the most powerful way to break out of a cycle of negative thoughts and feelings. It is through mindfulness, which […]
Igniting Emotions
Our emotions are typically elicited by our thoughts. Situations, in a sense, are neither bad nor good…they just are. It is our thoughts about the […]
Mindfulness – Learning to Be Still
In this age of technology we have virtually countless ways to distract ourselves. We have our radios, CD players, iPods, email, talk radio, TV, DVDs, […]
Practicing Mindfulness Daily
It’s a given that when we practice something, we get better at it. Our brains are made to adapt to different stimuli. Mindfulness can be […]
Getting Extra Mileage Out of Walking the Dogs
Like many others, I need to walk my dogs every day. They look forward to it much more than I do most of the time. […]