Dreams, Ambitions, and Change

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I think dreams and ambitions can spring positive vibes, give a purpose/direction to my thinking, and expand my horizons. Goals can sharpen the focus and fuel the drive to make things happen. However, I can think of times in the … Read More

I Dissolve

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I am the Atma – spacious awareness – full of compassion, love, nurture, warmth, happiness, joy, and peace. I dissolve the sharp edge of the painful experience, memory, hurt, or sorrow by allowing the weather of thoughts and emotions to … Read More

Clarify Mind: 4 of 10: Let Go

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Unpleasant things are inevitable. My mind can make me cling to what I want or push away what I don’t want. I can get stuck by holding on to narrow views, or self-serving hopes and wishes, or resistance to physical … Read More

Clarify Mind: 2 of 10: Witness

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Can I witness whatever comes up in the mind or body without judging it? It is the very nature of the mind to compare, judge, and evaluate. It saves me from harm’s way; it guides me to act sensibly. For … Read More

Watch my “Home Movie”?

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Can I watch my “home movie”? That is, without acting in it? I got inspiration and the idea to write about it from a Daily Mindfulness Audio Program. The movie is about repetitive thoughts and their impact on me. We … Read More

Spacious Awareness

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I am spacious awareness – the Atma. Just as a cloud or bubble emerges in the sky and passes through, my body’s sensations, thoughts, and feelings dissolve in the spacious awareness without leaving any trace. They come and go. I … Read More

Clarify: Take off my Thinking Shades: Ten Nuggets

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An excerpt from Jon Kabat-Zinn’s book, Wherever You Go, There You Are: Our thoughts can act like shades, our dream glasses. When we have them, we see dream family, dream job, dream colleagues, dream partners, dream friends, etc. We can … Read More

I Can Float in the Sky

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There is bubbling energy inside of me. There is a lightness that, in my imagination, can make me float in the sky. There is boundless joy, happiness, and healing energy that always finds ways to emerge. It brings a smile … Read More