It would be helpful if every time you act upon your impulsive ego, a holographic screen appears in front of your eyes, which would shed light to “why” and outlines the motive! Or, perhaps, you go through an out of body experience to watch how you are entrapped in heedless and primitive impulses, which impel … More Explore Your Ego – Positive Vibes Series
What separates us from other animals is the use of language. Animals do communicate in many other ways, through smell, dancing or touching,… still what sets us apart is our verbal expression and importantly our ability to communicate clearly. It is not always easy to communicate your thoughts, the use of words might be misunderstood and … More Communicate Clearly – Positive Vibes Series
Get up and show oomph! Be bold, be confident, thread your way through what people think of you, the obstacles and everything that stirs up a weakness. Gird up your loins and get rid of your doubts and uncertainties. Sounds familiar? Well, often the voices in our head are loud enough to nudge us to take action. … More What Are You Scared Of? Positive Vibes Series: Build Courage
Accepting all facets of yourself elevates you to a higher level of your being. When you recognize your weaknesses you are shifting towards a mindset that thrives from a position of strength. Imagine in a job interview, where you are focused to point out your best qualities, skill sets and ambitions and as soon as … More Your Flaws are beautiful! Positive Vibes Series: Self-Acceptance
At times, we form an opinion or come to a conclusion, deliberately or otherwise, only to find out that the story in our head is polluted. By judging, we work hard to build a wall and to protect ourselves and live securely. The problem with this stance in life is that often it prevents us … More Stop Judging – Take Back Your Power! Foundation of Mindfulness #1
What patience is not is tolerance. It is wisdom to recognize that things unfold in their own way and there is always a motive or explanations behind crude incidences or maddening behaviours of people. Patience is to grasp that the expediency of an act such as getting angry does not clarify or resolve frustration encountered … More The Power Of Patience – Foundation of Mindfulness #2
In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few. Shunryo Suzuki Past experiences and preconceived ideas have great value when it comes to making decisions about everyday activities. However, they are tainted to a degree that we are not able to absorb the new reality of the present time … More Beginner’s Mind – Foundation of Mindfulness # 3
“In practising mindfulness, you are practising taking responsibility for being yourself and learning to listen to and trust your own being.” Jon Kabat-Zinn In a world full of endless choices and challenges, self-doubt is the non-stop humming in the background. The overwhelming feeling from the incoming mixed messages in our head is pretty confusing and … More Trust – Foundation of Mindfulness # 4
One of the pillars of mindfulness meditation is based on non-striving. An attitude that aims to disconnect our energy & emotions to the outcome of a task in hand or a pursuit. What it means is that the only thing worth striving for is to be in the moment. Just like in meditative state, you … More Non-Striving – Foundation of Mindfulness # 5
The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely. Carl Jung Developing an attitude to accept things as they are, makes life less complicated. Challenges and pains happen and how we shape our relationship with them is important. The process to heal or to find solutions starts with accepting the reality. Surely is not about tolerance or … More Acceptance – Foundation of Mindfulness #6
