Category Archives: Stillness

How To Become Full Of Mind…

Mindfulness can be summed up in two words: pay attention.Michelle Burford

attention

We can become mindful by paying attention. Attention to our thoughts, our body, breathing and to the souls of those who cross our paths. All of creation is inhabited by Mind. By becoming aware of what’s inside and out, we become more mindful.

affirmations

Today I AM paying attention to what’s inside and out. I AM with it. I AM more mindful. I inhabit the eternal Now…

Recommendation: Arriving at Your Own Door: 108 Lessons in Mindfulness by Jon Kabat-zinn

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Why Be Present?

The greatest gift you can give (yourself or anyone else) is just being present. Rasheed Ogunlaru

present?

Are we present where we are? Have we arrived fully here? If not, where are we? Where next, if not right here? When if not now?

affirmations

Today I AM completely present here and now. I AM intensely aware of my own conscious self and its ability to comprehend reality and to experience love.

Recommendation: Passionate Presence

Passionate Presence: Experiencing the Seven Qualities of Awakened AwarenessKindle Paperwhite, 6

How To Understand More…

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. Albert Einstein

understand

Just like we are, Nature itself is an expression of the Divine. Nature is connected and reveals its secrets if we but pay attention. We’re an integral part of it and can realize that when we look closer…

affirmations

Today I AM getting close to Nature. Nature is refreshing and releasing. I AM Nature, I AM natural and I AM super-natural, all at the same time…

Recommendation: Passionate Presence

Passionate Presence: Experiencing the Seven Qualities of Awakened AwarenessKindle Paperwhite, 6

How Are We Connected?

When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.John Muir

connected

There’s no physical matter as such. It’s all vibrating structures at varying frequencies that appear and disappear across time, space and other dimensions. Consciousness is​ what connects it and us all. The Universe is alive. We are all connected in ways that we don’t understand. Rejoice, because this means that we’re safe and eternal…

affirmations

I AM more grounded in the Now today. I AM elated at the structure of the Universe. The Universe is alive and it responds to me. All is well!

Recommendation: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual EnlightenmentKindle Paperwhite, 6

What’s Herd Mentality?

Once the herd starts moving in one direction, it’s very hard to turn it, even slightly.Dan Rather

herd mentality

Which herd or herds are we a part of? How much of our future is compromised or enhanced due to this conscious or unconscious membership? How can we become aware of this enrollment? What’s unique and noteworthy about us?

affirmations

Today I AM more aware. I AM appreciative of my own uniqueness. I AM my own person and I notice when I AM joining a herd…

 

Recommendation: True Purpose by Tim Kelley

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How To Rejoice!

Young hearts, young leaves, flowers, animals, the winds and the streams and the sparkling lake, all wildly, gladly rejoicing together!John Muir

life!

Life is beautiful. It’s abundant. It’s exhilarating. An adventure that never ends. An experience we must always appreciate.

affirmations

Today I AM happy because I AM alive! All is well and life is good! I AM extremely grateful!

Recommendation: The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual EnlightenmentKindle Paperwhite, 6