How Yoga Helped Change My Perspective on Life
Yoga is the art work of awareness on the canvas of body, mind, and soul. ― Amit Ray As a child, I never considered myself an athlete at all as I was very uncoordinated. However, I did love …
Yoga is the art work of awareness on the canvas of body, mind, and soul. ― Amit Ray As a child, I never considered myself an athlete at all as I was very uncoordinated. However, I did love …
“The thing about meditation is: You become more and more you.” — David Lynch The thing about my meditation experience is this: I was terrified of what it meant to become more me. When I agreed at the …
Negative emotions are like unwelcome guests. Just because they show up on our doorsteps doesn’t mean they have the right to stay. – Deepak Chopra I grew up in a large family where quiet moments were hard to …
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My eyes were closed. I had a smile on my face. My arms were out and I was swaying along with the live music. It was one of the most peaceful, blissful moments of my life. I literally …
“Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control over what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t.” – Steve Maraboli A few years ago I was feeling what …
“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”– George Bernard Shaw I guess you could call me a late bloomer. At the age of 36 Âľ I made the decision to …
I’m going to share a skill that a child can learn in just a few minutes. But even though it’s a very simple to learn, it takes a lifetime to master. First, a story.
I’m usually a light sleeper. But a few months ago, in the middle of the night, my wife had to shake me awake. “David, I’m scared,” she said. “What’s happened now?” I asked. For the past three nights we’d been kept awake by our neighbour, Kendrick*. He’d been banging the walls with what sounded like a hammer. He’d been having a midnight bonfire in his garden, burning furniture that he threw out of the window. He’d been playing booming music. And he’d been wandering the streets outside our house with a large knife in his hand. Kendrick was a drug addict, and we’d been having a merry time of it.
“The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.” ~ Ram Dass
A clear mind is one of the most beautiful things you can have. A clear mind means there is no more tumult in your mind and clarity is the result of an aware control of your thoughts. In general there are two understandings of clarity.
It seems to be this way every year—one morning I wake up and it’s suddenly summer. Everything seems once again alive and moving. I’m relieved for the sunshine and the cleansing rain of an afternoon thunderstorm.
As I was walking my dog this morning it occurred to me that, as much as I think I’m enjoying the summer, I haven’t really been taking advantage of it the way I should be. I haven’t been embracing the moment. I still find myself inside participating in activities much more suited to the winter months—watching movies, baking, spending hours on the computer. It’s not that these things don’t have value, but it’s time for me to stop thinking about the beauty of summer and start actually enjoying it. Here’s what I’m going to do to start being present this summer: