A Commonplace Meditation Journal
I would love to say that I have all the time in the world to dedicate to my practices, yet the truth is I am just as “crazy busy” as everyone else. So, for efficiency, I clarified and combined a couple of my practices into a single personal-intention mantra (a spiritual self-help remix of sorts). I hope it is useful as-is or helpful as the building blocks for your practice.
Read MoreImagine your body is a river, flowing with energy instead of water. Just like a river, that may carry tree limbs and debris to the ocean, your body's river carries emotions and experiences through it. It eventually sends them back out into the universe.
Read MoreOur emotions are a broadcast signal to the universe. This signal reverberates through others, creating a reaction in them. Then, in a chain reaction, that person affects the next person, and the next person, and so on. With every moment we focus on fear, we move one bit closer to that fear. Our worries become a magnet, and we inspire and attract other people, places, and things that reinforce them.
Read MoreAt 40-years-old, I wanted to run away. Because I thought all of it was the problem – not me. And you know what I found? The truth. That when left to myself, I didn’t like the person I was with. All the issues I thought other people, places, and things were causing in my life started with me – and I needed to fix them. To do that I needed to remember who I was.
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