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Staying with suffering that is familiar.

Links and Resources, Mindfulness, QuotesOctober 4, 2021205Views 0Likes 0Comments

We are often drawn towards the familiar, even if that familiarity does not serve us. Letting go of this familiarity often brings up discomfort. We know we can survive our current suffering. If we make a change, it may feel terrifying to risk that the “new” suffering might be "worse" than our current suffering.…

Without awareness, our brain cannot tell the difference between what is real and what is imagined.

Emotions, Links and Resources, Mindfulness, QuotesJanuary 18, 2021204Views 0Likes 0Comments

Have you ever noticed this? Perhaps you are watching a suspenseful movie. Your heart begins to race, you are holding your breath as if you are in the movie itself. Perhaps you are in bed thinking of the day ahead tomorrow and all the things on your to-do list; meanwhile your stomach feels like…

The thought and fear of suffering is often worse than the suffering itself.

Emotions, Links and Resources, Mindfulness, Quotes, ThoughtsJanuary 11, 2021257Views 0Likes 0Comments

Can you relate? We do not like to suffer. Our brains are pre-programmed to keep us alive, to avoid danger, to survive. Our natural human instinct is to seek out nothing but happiness, while trying not to feel anything unpleasant. Underneath the desire to cling onto pleasant feelings, there may be an underlying fear of…

Cycle of Mindfulness

Links and Resources, MindfulnessJuly 2, 2020357Views 0Likes 0Comments

Cycle of Mindfulness Awareness in the present moment (e.g. breath, body, sounds). Mind becomes distracted (e.g. thoughts, sounds, judgements). Noticing the distraction and your reaction to it (e.g. self-criticism, frustration, impatience) Kind intention to bring your awareness to the here-and-now focus (e.g. back to the breath, body, sounds) Mindfulness is a cycle. It is more…

Mindfulness – Instagram versus Reality

Links and Resources, MindfulnessJune 24, 2020339Views 0Likes 0Comments

Mindfulness - Instagram versus Reality When we think of mindfulness, we might think of the first image – an image of feeling relaxed, at ease, calmness, quietness, enlightenment. However, the reality of mindfulness is more like the second image. Externally, we may look relaxed. However, the reality is that our minds can get distracted very…

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