What do you see? What do you miss? What do you notice? What notices you? Who do you miss? What's the impact? What's the meaning? What's the matter? What do you mean? What do you hear? Where's the truth? Look up. Look inward. Unplug. Engage. Connect. Empathize. Interact. Conversationalize. (is that a word?) Change focus. … Continue reading Don’t miss it
One man’s trash…
We all know that old adage: One man's trash is another man's treasure. We all have a general understanding of what that means, right? Ok. I LOVE Ted Talks. I love Ted Talks by Sir Ken Robinson. Now I love books by Sir Ken Robinson. His talks, books, and ideas help me understand the world … Continue reading One man’s trash…
Gratitude for my teacher, my friend
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. William Arthur Ward When you feel overwhelmingly gratitude, express it. Today, I extend excessive gratitude to Kate Grove. She teaches a Tuesday, 12pm yin yoga class and she is my friend. She is graceful and gracious. She is kind and … Continue reading Gratitude for my teacher, my friend
Patience
When you're anxious or worried, be patient. The key to patience opens the door of happiness. -Rumi What are you worried about? What are you anxious about? What can you do about that which you are worried and/or anxious? What is stopping you? What kind of person would you be if you were patient through worry … Continue reading Patience
Stillness
Let the water settle; you will see the moon and stars mirrored in your being. - Rumi There is so much churning in the world. Consider stillness. Inaction and stillness are not the same things. Contemplate the proceedings. Scrutinize what you hear. Conscientiously determine your path forward. Own your journey. Leave it all out there. … Continue reading Stillness
Questions
When I have questions, I seek answers. There are two ways to go about this: Seek the answers I want Seek the answers that provide me with knowledge, treat my stupidity, and cure my ignorance Perhaps this is a good time to think about our questions. More importantly, perhaps most importantly, think about the answers you seek. Where … Continue reading Questions
Consider
Use caution and be mindful of your words and actions in these curious times. Consider when you're about to speak or act: Would I want to hear this? Would I want to hear this in this way? Would I be afraid if addressed in this manner? Would I want to be treated this way? Would … Continue reading Consider
When you don’t have words, borrow
This video is about and hour and fifteen minutes long. It's worth it. It's one of my most favorite talks ever. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo Did you watch it? Why/Why not? What did you think? Was it worth it? What does it mean to you? Will you share it? Why/Why not? Think. Connect. Elevate.
Find Peace in People
These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them. Rumi No matter how much money you make or where you live or how easy/hard your life has been, we all live in same broken world. Right now, around this broken world, there are countless individuals in pain for as many different reasons as there are individuals. … Continue reading Find Peace in People
Scent is… senses
When you lose all sense of self The bonds of a thousand chains shall vanish Lose yourself completely Return to the root of the root of your own soul Rumi Today, I had the most delightful yin yoga class at a studio called Yogavibez in Edgewater, MD. It was a rainy and overcast day but … Continue reading Scent is… senses
Fear?
Feel the fear and do it anyway. Susan Jeffers What does that mean? Some of us understand this to mean to throw away the fear and push on. I always understood this as an opportunity to understand my fear. Study where it comes from. Study what makes it stronger and what weakens its hold over … Continue reading Fear?
The power of a careful collection of letters…
Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase. MLK Jr. This is a man who understood intention. Listen here. Every word mattered. Consider the words you say. Consider the words you think. Every word matters. They carry such weight. Please consider them. Just spend some time thinking about the … Continue reading The power of a careful collection of letters…
Intention: Remove the Lens
No matter how much clarity we think we have about a situation, we always have a lens through which we see the world. I find myself so often trying to completely remove the lenses, pretend they don't exist, change them, or get other people to believe my lenses don't exist. I spent a disproportionate amount of … Continue reading Intention: Remove the Lens
Intend to study
One of the times you sit down or stand still and square yourself away to engage in some screen time, put it away. Turn it off. Step out of virtual reality and into actual reality. Study actual reality. Study the world outside your living room window. Study what's in front of your windshield the next … Continue reading Intend to study
Look away from the screen…
Mindful moment of intention today Take time throughout the day to step away from the screen and look around. Look up. Look down. Look into the eyes of the people you are with. Thanks for reading this post today, but turn off this screen, unplug from the constant stream of electronic information for a few … Continue reading Look away from the screen…
Tough to find…
We live in a world that can make our days feel disorienting, dark, sensory-overloading, erratic, and unstable. These days can make it extremely difficulty to find a mindful intention for that day from within. On days like these, I totally call it in. I don't try to force an intention. I've found that on days … Continue reading Tough to find…
Attention to detail…
Sometimes, mindful living is in the details. Today I offer that you can be mindful in a moment and immediately after, forget that mindfulness. Sure enough, though, when you least expect it, a spark of inspiration can remind you of those long-lost mindful moments and encourage you to do what you can to increase their frequency. Have … Continue reading Attention to detail…
Intention to…
There is hope after despair and many suns after darkness. Rumi This can be a tough time. It's a challenge to remember that every single day is a brand new, fresh and clean, first day. Mindful intentions and inspirations can help remind us. It's ok to get down. It's ok to feel paralyzed by whatever darkness … Continue reading Intention to…
Sunday night
Tomorrow is the first day of a BRAND NEW WEEK! Do you know what that means? It is an opportunity to decide how you want the rest of the week to go. Sure, you can't control the traffic, the coworkers, the clients, the patients or patience, the agents or accountants, the students or the studies. … Continue reading Sunday night
The first week…
This concludes the FIRST week of the year. The first big snow of the year for me. You could also say it's the first last day of the week of the year or it's the first Saturday of the year. There are lots of labels you could put on today. Is it the first day … Continue reading The first week…
