Transition, is the process of letting go of the way things used to be and then taking hold of the way they subsequently become. In between the letting go and the taking hold again, there is a chaotic but potentially creative “neutral zone” when things aren’t the old way, but aren’t really a new way yet either. This three-phase process-ending, neutral zone, beginning again-is transition. Transition is the way that we all come to terms with change. Continue reading
healing
“Let It Go” – Idina Menzel
Turning our fear and anger into opportunities
Much of our suffering comes from wrong perceptions. To remove that hurt, we have to remove our wrong perception. Continue reading
Robin Williams – “What Do You Wanna Do?”
Robin Williams – Parkinson interview [2002]
No one else can choose for you. No one else can change you.
In every situation you have ever been in, positive or negative, the one common thread is you. Continue reading
the mind can create cancer and mind is capable of dissolving cancer
All the great bibles of the world say one and the same thing-be still, be still. For a few minutes in the morning and the evening, every human being should learn to be still. Why, because you will meet God? No, that’s not necessary. You will be healthy. For your mental health it’s important for you to understand quietness, stillness. During that time, those muscles which do not get rest even in sleep get rested.
Book Recommendation – Reconciliation: Healing the Inner Child by Thich Nhat Hanh
An exciting contribution to the growing trend of applying Buddhist practices to encourage wellness and balance mental health. Reconciliation focuses on mindful awareness of our emotions and offers concrete practices to restore damaged relationships through meditations and exercises to help acknowledge and transform the hurt that many of us may have experienced as children. Reconciliation shows how anger, sadness, and fear can become joy and tranquility by learning to breathe with, explore, meditate, and speak about our strong emotions. Written for a wide audience and accessible to people of all backgrounds and spiritual traditions.
A Long-Awaited Treasure,
Brian Kimmel
Stress is caused by being “here” but wanting to be “there”
Are you stressed? Are you so busy getting to the future that the present is reduced to a means of getting there? Continue reading
An instrument of peace
Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
– SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI Continue reading
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