Feel Overwhelmed? Regain Control in 5 Easy Steps.
It is possible to shift your mindset, even when you feel completely out of control! All you have to do is follow these five simple steps.
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Coping Through This Time of Immense Loss.
This is a time of true transformation. We have to understand what is in our control, and what is not, and surrender to that over which we have no choice.
A Fear of the Dark: Life with Existential Anxiety.
Mental anxiety, for me, has required very physical actions. Nothing I do is about making it go away. I don’t believe healing works like that.
Mindfulness in Public Speaking.
Mindfulness in public speaking requires that we show up, plant our feet on the ground, look people in the eyes, and tell the truth.
Brave Rebels: Facing the Holidays with Healthy Defiance.
I’m all for crossing the gaps and building bridges over the wide divides. However, this Thanksgiving dinner may, for many, be a bit premature and not the right forum. It all depends on your family, the group dynamics at the party, and the loose cannons present who may make it hard for others to ...
5 Ways to Practice Mindfulness in a Harsh Political Climate.
In the United States, political parties encourage citizens to take a side, and taking a side too often entails becoming irrationally defensive over that side, while ruthlessly bashing the other. This aggression has ultimately resulted in a range of violence, from citizens being assaulted at ...
Gardening For My Life.
I scoured nurseries and took home dying plants from the $1 rack, and nursed them back to health. I understood how hard it was for them to recover. But I knew, like me, they were worth the effort. Nature helped me slow down enough to realize what mindfulness was all about. I expanded my ...
Why Staying Present With Loss Is An Act Of Devotion.
I did not engage in this practice to prove something to myself or anyone else. I was not interested in flexing my spiritual muscles. I did it for Jenny. My willingness to stay present through this process was an act of devotion. By leaning into the horror and yielding to the sorrow, by ...
A Mindful Practice For Discovering What Is Actually Hurting.
Mindfulness will help you to direct your life into positive new directions all while staying present and mindful of the here and now.
Everything Connects: Lessons On Mindfulness With Thought Leader Faisal Hoque.
When I spoke with Hoque about his writing process, the conversation became deeply personal. We both concurred that writing was a sacred element that can bring about social, cultural, spiritual and political change, healing and opening minds of turbulent nations around the world and within ourselves.