Posts Tagged ‘mind’
Peeling back layers by listening
Healing is facilitated to deeper layers when level 5 listening occurs. The level of listening that is infused with focus and care. Where we perceive beyond the words we’re hearing and fully commit to care for the human having the experience we’re witnessing. One of the mechanisms of the healing is that this level of…
Read More
Q&A – Good thoughts vs bad thoughts
The question: How can we tell if a thought creates or removes dissonance in our lives? And is there a third category where a thought doesn’t contribute to either? These first two categories have an important practical application that helps us make quick decisions regarding entertaining thoughts. Do these thoughts help me or hurt me?…
Read MoreThe tension of meaning
Visiting the seemingly-opposing views of living a “meaningful life” and a life of “meaninglessness” is one of my favorite and fruitful thought-experiments. I love to spend time gazing at the stars, realizing that there are billions of them and that I am relatively insignificant as an individual. There is freedom in finding solace with the…
Read MoreHeart-seeking meditation
One of my favorite meditations is to seek the perception of my heartbeat. If it is challenging to find, there are two things I find helpful. 1) Tactics: Anything that gets the blood pumping or alters normal flow, like pushups or body squats, the rest interval between long breathholds, or inversions. The lower the cardiac…
Read MoreTrust is a feeling
I notice what I notice. The facial expression. The tone of voice. The body language. The hand gestures. The angle of the shoulders. The whites of the eyes. The stories (thoughts) I tell myself about what these things mean to me. I feel what I feel. A softening of the muscles in my forehead. A…
Read MoreFinding presence
Lying in bed trying to fall asleep. Holding my son when he cries at night. Floating in the moment before I adjust someone after learning that they had just lost a parent. There are many moments in life that are made better when experienced with presence. And by no accident these are the most difficult…
Read MoreRise and fall
Nights and days fall victim to the sun as it rises and falls. Remember that the sun barely moves and it’s the Earth that spins. Emotions also come and go. Perspective can change everything.
Read MoreHealthy smiles
If we gave the equivalent daily effort to maintaining the health of our minds and bodies as we give to our teeth and gums, we would really have something to smile about.
Read More