Again The Little Lost Boy Who Suffered for 45 Years 8 years oldsomewhat oblivious to realitypretending to be asleephis brother and sister whisperedso as not wanting the little boy to hearthat his father was dying of bladder cancerwhat were they trying to hide?clueless to the damage of this exclusion And so the father diedthe familyContinue reading “Poetry Break: “Again The Little Lost Boy Who Suffered for 45 Years””
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Tara Brach’s “Radical Acceptance Embracing your Life With The Heart of a Buddha”; Self Compassion
“Offering ourselves such care might feel strange and unfamiliar at first, as it did for Daniel. Sometimes expanding compassion to ourselves in this way feels downright embarrassing. It can trigger a sense of shame about being needy and undeserving, shame about being self indulgent. But this revolutionary act of treating ourselves tenderly can begin toContinue reading “Tara Brach’s “Radical Acceptance Embracing your Life With The Heart of a Buddha”; Self Compassion”
Tara Brach’s “Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With The Heart of the Buddha”; Self Compassion
” If we’ve injured someone and are embroiled in guilt and self-recrimination, compassion for ourselves allows us to find a wise and healing way to make amends. If we are drowning in grief and sorrow, arousing compassion helps us remember the love and connection in our life. Rather than pushing them way, we free ourselvesContinue reading “Tara Brach’s “Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With The Heart of the Buddha”; Self Compassion”
Poetry Corner: “Do you think you can escape your anger and forgive?”
Do you think you can escape your anger and forgive? Back again with anger!I have said you might be skilled enough to escape anger with self-compassionand I think we can all do this But if some act has been done by THEM against youcan you forgive? The secular Buddhistsand the mindfulness gurus seem to opineContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “Do you think you can escape your anger and forgive?””
Jon Kabat-Zinn’s “Full Catastrophe Living”: Stress
“The problem of stress does not admit to simpleminded solutions or quick fixes. At root, stress is a natural part of living for which there is no more escape than from the human condition itself. Yet some people try to avoid stress by walling themselves from life experience: others attempt to anesthetize themselves one wayContinue reading “Jon Kabat-Zinn’s “Full Catastrophe Living”: Stress”
Poetry Corner: “Freeing Yourself From Hate”
Freeing Yourself From Hate It could be that someone has hurt you so badlythat 21 years later you still suffer madly Yes it was so unjustthat unfortunately hatred seems a must But look at this way if I can make a suggestionto deal with your psychological indigestion Firstly, giving the right to make you continuallyContinue reading “Poetry Corner: “Freeing Yourself From Hate””
Just Like Me Meditation Practice
Is there someone in your life or for that matter in the world that is giving you some grief. It could be an employee at work, a friend that has turned annoying, an obnoxious relative or even a political figure. The Just like Me meditation practice attempts to bridge the hostility gap. If someone isContinue reading “Just Like Me Meditation Practice”
What can we do to support COVID ICU nurses? Can mindfulness meditation help
Last night I watched a short documentary with actual footage of COVID ICU nurses in Arizona. It compliments a documentary by several physicians working in the ER with suspected COVID patients that I saw last month. Together these short films present a sobering image of COVID attacking the health care system. The film of theContinue reading “What can we do to support COVID ICU nurses? Can mindfulness meditation help”
The Power of the Wandering Mind: Mindfulness Turned on its Head?
If you have attended a Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course you may have been introduced to the concept of the “wandering mind”. This means that the mind tends to wander from thought to thought to the extent it makes concentrated thought difficult. What the basic MBSR course tries to impart is that by youContinue reading “The Power of the Wandering Mind: Mindfulness Turned on its Head?”
Poetry Corner “The Wandering Mind and Ceaseless Chatter in Your Brain”
The Wandering Mind and Ceaseless Chatter in Your Brain Do you notice there is that voice in your head that never shuts upcriticizing, complaining, worrying and analyzingthen there is that mind that wanders like a bee to flowers looking for pollen?your level of concentration has fallenas you listen to that voice and get trapped byContinue reading “Poetry Corner “The Wandering Mind and Ceaseless Chatter in Your Brain””
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