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1 week ago by mudlifecrisis Today’s #dailycalm #meditation was on the topic of #noproblem . This was mostly about the attitude one should take when experiencing meditation. Many people, especially in our achievement based society, view meditation as something with a specific purpose and end-goal. They think the idea is to banish all thoughts from your mind while you’re practicing your meditation. And while that is an interesting concept and something to strive for, it’s not a reason to get frustrated and think you’re doing it wrong if you can’t accomplish that. Rather, one should take the attitude of meditation as exploring the mind, figuring out
2 weeks ago by mudlifecrisis Interesting #dailycalm #meditation today...the subject was #BeingEnough . And although I get the idea that you can be perfectly happy with a simple life and not being ambitious about the things you go after, there’s another side to that. In the same way that we need to be aware that ambition for the sake of getting material things doesn’t always lead to happiness, we also need to be aware that ambition can be used to gain other things: like #time . I am perfectly OK with where I am in my life from a status and material things standpoint. I don’t need
2 weeks ago by mudlifecrisis Today’s #dailycalm meditation was about #karma . But karma isn’t a cosmic bank account like we think of it in the west. Karma is the understanding that all of our actions have effects down the road. It’s really all about momentum. Our good actions have positive effects down the road, resulting in good habits and positive mindset. But our negative actions have a similar, opposite outcome. You may have heard of the advice to “never make a first exception.” That’s a brilliant example of karma at work. And meditation, as a mindfulness tool, keeps us aware of our actions and the
2 weeks ago by mudlifecrisis Today’s #dailycalm session was about #listening . While I talked about listening a few days ago as well, this session looked at it from a different point of view. We all have difficult people in our lives, people who simply rob us the wrong way entirely. And the challenge is to not just simply eject them from our lives. And while I understand that the whole concept of being the sum of the five people closest to you has great merit, we also need to realize that some people can be redeemed in our eyes if we simply listen to their
1 week ago by mudlifecrisis It’s my wonderful wife’s 50th birthday today, and I took her and couple of our friends to @throw_nation for some #axethrowing ! We had an awesome time - the axes were flying and so was the smack talk! We will definitely be back, it was a ton of fun! #birthday #birthdaygirl #fun #weekendfun #birthdayfun #birthdayparty #happybirthday
22 hours ago by mudlifecrisis #bohisattva was the theme of today’s #dailycalm #meditation . I dug it, and not just because of the #PointBreak reference (the original is one of my favorite movies). It’s the idea that the person who meditates regularly and improve their lives also improve the lives of those around them. The benefits of meditation do not only help the mindset and #mindfulness of the meditator, but also everyone he or she comes into contact with. Some people feel selfish when they do things like meditate, thinking that it’s time meant only for themselves. I find that to be a little too much
2 days ago by mudlifecrisis Today’s #dailycalm #meditation was titled #exhalation , but I’m calling it #letting_go . Because that is what we were doing: letting go of stuff we don’t want in our lives. It’s very easy to hold onto beliefs that don’t serve us, because we think that denying them is somehow some sort of failure of conscience. In politics, we have this dislike of politicians who change their minds, as an example. I’ll never forget a conversation I had during the George W. Bush versus John Kerry election. A friend of mine was haranguing Kerry for “waffling.” And my response was simply “I’d rather
3 days ago by mudlifecrisis Happy Father’s Day to my dad, Tom Fellrath. I aspire to be as great a dad to my kids as you are to us! ‍ #happyfathersday #family #rolemodel
2 weeks ago by mudlifecrisis Perfect June so far. Lots of low-level activity today, just the thing for a restful weekend, but still got those numbers in! & #8986 ;& #65039 ; #applewatch #applewatchactivitytracker #movement #alldaymovement #goals #dailypractice #gooddecisions
1 week ago by mudlifecrisis More in dealing with strong emotions today in the #dailycalm #meditation . We learned about the acronym #SAIN . S is for stop. When strong emotions wash over you, take a moment to pause what you’re doing in preparation for the next step. A is for allow. Those emotions are part of you. Don’t fight them, let them come into your life and do the job they’re there to do. I is for investigate. What’s the reason behind those emotions?What triggered them? What makes them so strong? Is there something underlying them? Try to get to know them, deeply. & #9995 ; N is
2 weeks ago by mudlifecrisis I really liked today’s #dailycalm session today - the topic was #ourfutureworld and the #environment . I try to be a good environmentalist, I really do. I don’t own my own car, I ride the bus most of the time or ride my bike, I shop at farmers markets and try to reuse bags, I try to avoid using air conditioning at home, yada yada yada. All these things are important. But what’s also important is seeing where we can do better. And that’s where the mindfulness comes in. If we pay attention throughout the day to the products we use,
1 week ago by mudlifecrisis Loved today’s #dailycalm #meditation on the importance of #silence . This is one that I always sort of knew, but never really quantified the importance of. But one of the reasons I get up in the mornings as early as I do-around 5 o’clock, March mornings-is that I like a period of silence to get my mind right before I start the day.And one of my favorite places in Columbus is downtown, a small park near my office that is simply space around a fountain. I like to go out there and just sit, and listen to the water. It’s coming

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