Reluctance

Reluctance

Sep 5, 2014 | Mindfulness, Self-Compassion

Many people are reluctant to practise Self-Compassion. A common misconception id that it is a form of self pity, selfishness or an excuse for not pushing yourself There is a fear that Self-Compassion would undermine motivation Self compassion actually remembers that...

“A regular practice of meditation reinforces the neural pathways that bring wholeness, while also refusing to strengthen any toxic, self-destructive, or negative pathways. Without such changing of our “software” real and sustained change is almost impossible. ”

~Richard Rohr

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“If there were only two things in the world, mind and body, but no soul, then the mind would not be involved with the body, because it is fixed and emotionless and very distant from physical life. Nor would the body have anything to do with the mind, because by itself it is inept and powerless. It is also far removed from the mind. But if soul is placed between these two, adjusted to the nature of each, then one would easily become involved with the other.”
~Marsilio Ficino Book of Life

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Mindfulness

Mindfulness

Jul 19, 2014 | Meditations, Mindfulness

Mindfulness is not about making your thoughts, worries or feelings stop. Mindfulness is learning to notice thoughts, feelings and sensations that arise, understanding that they are not you, watching them come and go....
Unconditional by Jennifer Welwood

Unconditional by Jennifer Welwood

Mar 31, 2000 | Mindfulness, Poetry, Self-Compassion

Willing to experience aloneness, I discover connection everywhere; Turning to face my fear, I meet the warrior who lives within; Opening to my loss, I gain the embrace of the universe; Surrendering into emptiness, I find fullness without end. Each condition I flee...