The only invisible defect that you have to remove is the belief that you have one. It is tantamount to viewing yourself as ‘damaged goods’, making it hard for you to love and accept yourself and making it doubly hard for others as well.
-Nadine
I Will Not Die an Unlived
Life
By Dawna Markova (Feb 11, 2008)
I will not die an unlived life
I will not live in fear
of falling or catching fire.
I choose to inhabit my days,
to allow my living to open me,
to make me less afraid,
more accessible,
to loosen my heart
until it becomes a wing,
a torch, a promise.
I choose to risk [...]
In Mike George’s book 1,001 Meditations, a meditation entitled ‘Rock in the River’ is mentioned. This is particularly great if you have a small kid. What you do is you sit on the floor and then you invite your child to sit on your lap. You then spend at least five minutes in silence, together.You [...]
One thing that I like to do every Sunday is to go someplace quiet where I can be by myself. I can either study there or journal or just sit in silence. It’s quiet and I’m content. It’s a simple way of giving time for yourself but it’s worth it. When we’re surrounded by other [...]
When I was a teenager (and I’m still somewhere near that age group…haha) I kept thinking that maybe the only way I could ever truly get rid of my depression was to start living life a bit more intensely. So how would I do that?
Maybe you’re not really facing something like depression. Perhaps you’re only [...]
What is peace for you? Is it sitting alone on a mountaintop? Is it reconciling with an old friend whom you’ve had a falling out with? Is it seeing the smile of a newborn baby? What images come to your mind when you think of peace? My own list would look something like this:
Sitting on [...]
I would like to invite you to try this simple exercise. In the morning, just after you wake up and before you get out of bed, take the time to get in touch with your body. Connect to it and check for any physical sensations, tightness, any pain - whatever you notice. Pick out one, [...]
If you lived your life without so much of the fear that you’re holding onto, what would your life be like? Where would you go? Who would you meet? What you would do? How would your life be different? Who would you be? Would it be different?
Do you like what you see?
Do you want what [...]
In a previous entry, we had a brief introduction on the inner child. I would like to invite you now to try this simple exercise in inviting your inner child and to observe what happens.
1. Sit down in a comfortable position, preferably somewhere where you can have lots of quiet time.
2. Gently focus on your breathing.
3. Imagine [...]
Here’s a simple exercise that I do when I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed and I feel like I’m running away from my thoughts. If you are walking, simply slow down and start paying attention to your thoughts. Just slow down gradually and then move your attention towards your breathing. Gradually slow down your breathing as [...]
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