Moving Into a Spiritual Community at 55: What I Thought I Was Doing—and What Actually Happened
Moving Into a Spiritual Community at 55: What I Thought I Was Doing—and What Actually Happened When I went to live at
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Dean Nicholson
Attached to The Suffering
Attached to Suffering – Following The Script for the Modern Happy Life Settling for A Normal Life From the time I was
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When the S*#! Hits the Fan, What Colour is Your Raincoat?
When the S*#! Hits the Fan, What Colour is Your Raincoat? The blow-up had been building for some time. It just needed
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Living with Grief and Uncertainty
When dealing with something intense, like the loss of a relationship, it can seem as if that feeling completely dominates our reality. To a degree this is true. Yet at the same time, the feelings of pain or hurt or confusion are really only present when we allow ourselves to focus on them.
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What is it Like to Be Alone in a Cabin Retreat?
Being by ourselves in a solo retreat creates the opportunity for three important explorations or insights:
Alone in a crowd: We can examine the concept of being alone
Who is alone?: We can explore the fear of abandonment and death
I’m dancing as fast as I can: We can see our habitual patterns of avoiding connecting with our inner depth
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When it comes to changing habits, be a shark
We’re just not used to being so patient, and as our world gets faster and faster, it has become easy to think that anything we want should happen immediately, with the click of a mouse, or by downloading an app.
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Tips for Mindfulness in Daily Life (Part 2)
A simple meditative activity, or a chore you love to hate?
Our daily activities offer great opportunities for mindfulness of the senses, the body, and for attention to details. You know, meditation…
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Why are we fighting when I know I’m right?
Later, with some space and having heard the input of others, I was able to reflect more objectively. I saw some of my underlying fears and motivations, and the emotional states that had been triggered…
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How to use mindfulness when you can’t sleep
Suddenly I was wide awake. With dread, I looked over at the clock on the nightstand, hoping I wouldn’t see what I
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