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Category Archives: Mindfulness
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20 October 2015 “When you wake up in the morning, Pooh,” said Piglet at last, “what’s the first thing you say to yourself?” “What’s for breakfast?” said Pooh. “What do you say, Piglet?” “I say, I wonder what’s going to … Continue reading
Creating a Bullseye
13 October 2015 Every decision you make is not a decision about what to do, it is a decision about who you are. — Neal Donald Walsch I believe there is an instinctive urge within us to create, and be, … Continue reading
Touchstone – Shake it Up!
18 September 2015 The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper. ~W.B. Yeats We’re each day, every moment, creating life. Creating our life. A month or so ago, my husband posted an old … Continue reading
Shake it Up!
15 September 2015 dance all night play all day … Continue reading
Posted in Curiosity, Giving up on perfectionism, Mindfulness
Tagged creativity, novelty, The Cars
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Touchstone – Treasure Hunt
4 September 2015 I hope you’ll discover, as I have, that it’s not what lands you in the dark woods that defines you, but what you do to make it out. – Joseph Luzzi, In a Dark Wood Last night … Continue reading
Treasure Hunt
1 September 2015 A map does not just chart, it unlocks and formulates meaning; it forms bridges between here and there, between disparate ideas that we did not know were previously connected. ~Reif Larsen Amazingly, here it is, already the … Continue reading
Touchstone – Thought Modeling
28 August 2015 The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking. ~ Albert Einstein The importance of cultivating our thoughts, both for our own benefit and … Continue reading
Posted in Leaning In, Mindfulness, Touchstones
Tagged Albert Einstein, questioning our thoughts, tool belts, Wayne Dwyer
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Thought Modeling
25 August 2015 The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts. ~Marcus Aurelius, Meditations I’ve been writing about the shadowy places of uncomfortable emotions and the value of exploring them to learn about ourselves and grow. But … Continue reading
Posted in Connection, Mindfulness, Wisdom
Tagged Brooke Castillo, Koren Motekaitis, Thought model
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Touchstone – Take Your Mind for a Walk
7 August 2015 “Everything you want is just outside your comfort zone.” ~ Robert Allen I love this quote, even though I don’t fully subscribe to it. It’s patently not true about a lot of things for me. The smile … Continue reading
Posted in Courage, Facing fear, Mindfulness, Satisfaction, Touchstones
Tagged Beyond comfort zone, open minded
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Take Your Mind for a Walk
4 August 2015 Don’t be afraid to open your mind. Your brain isn’t going to fall out. My normal morning starts with yoga, a bit of writing and some meditation, but yesterday I woke up antsy, my mind already overstuffed … Continue reading