If our relationships are one long conversation If each time I talk with someone it is an opportunity for connection or disconnection If connection is important to me Can I pause? Can I respond instead of reaching? Can I be the person in the conversation and also see the conversation happening from the outside? CanContinue reading “Mindfully Practicing the Art of Communication”
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Surrender is the Path Leading to Grace: A Four-Step Process for Moving through Challenges
I’ve been practicing the art of surrender across select aspects of my life for quite a few years now, but, upon reflecting on the tangible benefits this approach has graced me with in those areas, I’ve begun to make surrender one of my default states of being, right up there with joy and peace. Surrendering—theContinue reading “Surrender is the Path Leading to Grace: A Four-Step Process for Moving through Challenges”
A Guided Meditation on Exploring Acceptance
As we begin this meditation, take a moment to slow down and connect to the breath Breathing in and out, at your own pace, noticing your breath Accepting the breath, as it is, in this moment As you breathe, see if you can become a witness to your mind Look to accept what you seeContinue reading “A Guided Meditation on Exploring Acceptance “
Gratitude: A Guided Meditation Script
What we pay attention to grows, and what we say after “I am” is what we become. So, today and every day, let’s choose to focus on the many things—the many big and small things—that we have to be grateful for. Let’s say, “I am grateful, I am grateful, I am grateful” by meditating togetherContinue reading “Gratitude: A Guided Meditation Script”
Self-Compassion in Action
Hand over heart I stay with the suffering, invite it to tea Consoling myself, turning inward Speaking words to myself I would say to a precious friend Changing the inner voice Less harsh More kind Accepting I hold space for my shortcomings And realize, once again, my humanity Meditation like water Smoothing the sharp wordsContinue reading “Self-Compassion in Action “
Five Communication Strategies to Deepen Connection
Like most of us, I love and value my family, friends, and colleagues and want to maintain the happy and healthy relationships I’m so blessed to experience, so lately I’ve been thinking a lot about how I can deepen the connections I have with the people in my life. Connection helps all of us liveContinue reading “Five Communication Strategies to Deepen Connection”
Balancing Preparing for the Future and Savoring the Now
“There were times I could not afford to sacrifice the bloom of the present moment to any work, whether of the head or hand.” Thoreau, Walden A colleague recently posted on social media with a picture of a beautiful landscape and a caption about how she couldn’t let this moment pass. She actively decided toContinue reading “Balancing Preparing for the Future and Savoring the Now”
Being Intentional
An important part of any mindfulness practice is becoming aware of the power of our intentions. Intentions are commitments we make to ourselves about how we want to be rather than a list of things we aim to accomplish. They are so integral to our lives that “wise intention” is one of the key stepsContinue reading “Being Intentional”
Approaching the Holidays with a Mindful Heart
Lately, I’ve been thinking about the holiday season and how to capture joy. In the past, the holidays have tended to come at me in a rush. There’s shopping, cooking, and merriment all around me. Some years it washes over me, almost like a flood. When the holidays are over, I feel like I needContinue reading “Approaching the Holidays with a Mindful Heart “
3 Portals into Self-Compassion & 10 Steps to Take upon Arrival
I often wonder why we’re so much harder on ourselves than we are on others, why I hear myself and others speak to and about ourselves in ways we would never say aloud in relation to another human being. Intellectually, many of us recognize how deserving of compassion, grace, tenderness, and understanding we are—and that thoseContinue reading “3 Portals into Self-Compassion & 10 Steps to Take upon Arrival”
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