Below are some cautions and traps common to meditators: Fidgety, itchy? – If it itches, scratch it! Don’t fight it. As you begin to quiet your mind, you will become more aware of itches and physical sensations. Gently scratch or adjust your position and go back to your meditation posture. …
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Don Richard Riso and Russ Hudson have identified 9 BASIC FEARS that they believe shape our personalities. (Source: The Wisdom of the Enneagram) 1. Fear of being bad, corrupt, evil or defective 2. Fear of being unworthy of being loved 3. Fear or being worthless or without inherent value 4. …
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Here are 4 perspectives covering 360 degrees: East – List 3 things now arising (ideas, urges, callings, opportunities) in you life. West – List 3 things now ending (completions, letting go, forgiveness). North – List 3 things that stabilize and guide you (routines, maintenance). South – List 3 things that …
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Do you have a system for reviewing your life goals, priorities and what is important to you? Discover the power of booking a consistent time into your calendar to reflect on what’s happened and what’s about to unfold. Ask yourself some key questions. What appointments and commitments do you have …
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Let’s review the functions of the two hemispheres of the brain. The left brain is logical, rational and linear, while the right brain is more creative, spontaneous, intuitive and fun. The left brain is better with facts, events, things and quantity. The right brain is better with relationships of things, …
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“[It’s] important to get away from definitions, labels, descriptions, interpretations, evaluations, analyses, and judgment, for all of these create the turbulence of our internal dialogue.” — Deepak Chopra “As long as I am this or that, I am not all things.” — Meister Eckhart Are you aware of how you …
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“Who am I?” “Knowing others is wisdom; knowing the self is enlightenment.” — Tao Te Ching It’s surprising that we have to ask ourselves this question. But we do. And we have to look very carefully at our answers… because for the most part, we’re not who we think we are! …
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“What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself.” — Abraham H. Maslow “To be authentic is literally to be your own author …, to discover your own native energies and desires, and then to find your own way of acting on them.” — Warren …
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