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Is Meditation a High Form of Service?
Sri Sathya Sai Baba’s words are beautiful, inspired and form images often used in meditation. That said, I have a different take on meditation than that stated above which I want to share here for your consideration. Baba says “Service is the highest spiritual discipline. Prayer and meditation, or knowledge of scripture, cannot help you reach the goal as quickly as service can. Continue reading
A Quote to Journal or Meditate On
“ “I think perhaps I have gotten more out of life than it contains.” Natalie Clifford Barney I believe it is possible to get more out of life than it contains. how? By living in awareness, in conscious alignment with … Continue reading
Dr. Dan Siegel, Mindsight & the Blue Man Group Video – Woo Hoo!
Researchers say laughing opens us to new connections occurring within our brains. Get ready to laugh and learn about Mindsight. Mindsight is what Dr. Dan learned on his incredible journey into the brain to discover how the mind moves along its waves. Yes folks, the mind and brain are not the same. Continue reading
What if You Couldn’t Smile?
Check out this brief documentary by a woman who has facial paralysis and hear how it effects her interacting with strangers. Thank you to the NY Times for providing this article titled “A Face Without Emotion” produced by Karen Barrow. … Continue reading
Are You Feeling Trapped in Your Life?
Many people feel trapped today by their jobs, habits, weight, money, family demands, illness and so on. People are so numb to their thoughts and feelings they have lost sense of their options, desires and their own solutions. Numbing through addictions, depression, TV and the internet all keep the thoughts and feelings at a subconscious level. Going within your self each day for silent reflection vanishes the traps that once seemed inpenetrable. You won’t see the situation the same way. It will feel different. You will behave differently without much effort or thought. Your freedom is within no matter what the traps are. Your body will de-stress, symptoms will reverse, and behaving to numb out will not be an option or desirable any longer. Continue reading
Living Life from our Soul
Prompt- “I am receptive to the purpose, power, will of God, as it is stepped down to me from my soul. I serve that purpose, accept its power, and do the will of God.”…It is being fully present in your service, giving from your heart, then your mind, being fair in decisions, and kind in your interactions with others.
Holding the vision of your connectedness to every living thing in the forefront of your service
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Fear of Blogging My Voice Be Gone!
In a writing class on June 6, 2009, I was asked to respond to this question in a stream of consciousness manner- In what way is your world so cramped God can barely squeeze in? First I wrote “soul” above “world”. Both applied to me, but Soul takes precedence in my mind. Then I followed with-
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Take a Mindful Moment Out for this Visual Meditation
Do you have 6 minutes? I was moved by the music, poetry in words really, of Jason Mraz’s song “Life is Wonderful” to make a visual montage of serenity and nature’s beauty. The beauty of Ojai, the sky from my backyard, and views from Meditation Mount are easy on the eyes even when using my cell phone camera.
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Giving as the Way to Relieve Stress over the Holidays
Welcome to tip #2 for de-stressing your holidays this year. The topic today is giving.
Giving is the best way to relieve stress at any time of the year. You might be saying something like “Giving?? Are you kidding? that’s all I ever do is give, give and give some more until I’m all worn out. I give to my kids, spouse, work, friends, and elderly parents. I have nothing left to give.”
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