Believing the story…
In last week’s blog, I shared my thoughts on how we make up stories about the events that occur in our life. The point being that we create stories around life’s events based upon our condition, beliefs and values. In this week’s blog, I thought I would explore this...
Being with what is…
In this moment, what is happening for you? How do you find yourself? Are you calm, peaceful and contemplative or are you restless, agitated and unhappy? Regardless of what is going on for you, however you find yourself is what is happening. It is what is. Being with...
Drinking poision…
On an afternoon walk, I came across some old friends that I haven’t seen in a very long time. It’s always great to see people and catch up with what is happening in their lives. They had asked me how things were going and about my family. As I was walking away I...
Curiosity…
As a child we view the world with great curiosity and interest. Everything seems new and exciting. We chase butterflies, we play by being fully present in the moment and we look at the world with wonder. In learning about things as we grow, we tend to lose our...
Conditioning…
Each of us is a unique individual with differing views, perceptions and behaviours. Our actions are based upon conditioned positive and negative responses that we have experienced throughout our lifetime. I have referred to our human conditioning in previous blogs but...
Desire…
I recently read a quote by Oscar Wilde “I can resist anything but temptation.” Our desires are strong forces within us that shape our actions like a river contours its shoreline. Over time, our wishes can cause us great pain or joy. They can become our master or we...
About Me
Welcome to my blogs on spiritual practice, conscious awareness and mindfulness. I hope you find them insightful and thought provoking. Send me a comment or question. I’d love to hear from you.
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