Meditations: Awareness and Mindfulness

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“If, then, I were asked for the most important advice I could give, that which I considered to be the most useful to the men of our century, I should simply say: in the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you.”

~Leo Tolstoy

(Essays, Letters and Miscellanies)

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“While performing the great majority of the actions in their life, people are totally unaware. We tend to go through our daily activities mechanically. We talk without real purpose. We do things without even knowing that we do them. We are not really present to what we are doing. Even if we practice being aware, entire portions of our days can elapse before we retrieve our thread of awareness. In short, we are not living our life, we are sleeping it.”

~Samuel Sagan

(Regression : Past Life Therapy for Here and Now Freedom)

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“Awareness is not the same as thought. It lies beyond thinking, although it makes use of thinking, honoring its value and its power. Awareness is more like a vessel which can hold and contain our thinking, helping us to see and know our thoughts as thoughts rather than getting caught up in them in reality.”

~Jon Kabat-Zinn

(Wherever You Go, There You Are: 

Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life)

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Your brain is regularly inhibited by aversion, apprehension, greed, and fear. Mindfulness exercises can help change that. Medical professor and meditation teacher Jon Kabat-Zinn explains how one can combat their aversion and, hopefully, become a better, more reasonable person in the meantime.

Jon Kabat-Zinn

Mindfulness: How to Feel Comfortable in Your Own Skin

(run time around 7 minutes)

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/KEMsXYcSdPM

Meditations: "Grateful Living" by David Steindl-Rast (TEDX)

JOIN THE GRATITUDE REVOLUTION

A Must See!!!!! Very Beneficial

If I had to choose one post I'd most want you to see -

THIS IS IT! 

: )

From years of study and researching how 

to live a healthier, happier life

I've come to understand that

GRATITUDE is THE KEY to HAPPINESS

David Steindl-Rast, who presents this TEDX talk,

Is the same man who narrated the video we saw recently

"A Good Day: A Gift of Gratitude"

If you have not seen that video

I HIGHLY Recommend you do

You can watch that video Here> Link

Or you can watch it on YouTube> Link

It's a video that would be

Very beneficial to us to watch everyday

If you have time

Watch "A Good Day" video after you watch this video

Now to this video:

Want to be happy? Be grateful.

"The one thing all humans have in common is that each of us wants to be happy, says Brother David Steindl-Rast, a monk and interfaith scholar. And happiness, he suggests, is born from gratitude. An inspiring lesson in slowing down, looking where you're going, and above all, being grateful."(YouTube)

STOP. LOOK. GO.
Let Us Put Stop Signs in our Daily Lives
Reminding us to Open Our Hearts
To Feel Grateful
And to Enjoy 
The Wonderful Gifts We Receive Each Day

Listen to David as he tells us why Gratitude 

is so important in changing the world for the better

And how we can bring more Gratitude into our lives

Grateful Living

presented by

Brother David Steindl-Rast 

from his talk at TEDX

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/UtBsl3j0YRQ

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**Link to the Network for Grateful Living**

Moments of Serenity: 052119

Click play
And just listen for few minutes
Breathing in, calm your body
Breathing out, smile



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Relaxing Nature Sounds: Soothing Flowing Stream
This is an hour long video for Sleeping, Meditation, Relaxation, Studying

You may want to bookmark this for later
Or return to it at any time you need to refresh

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/25bqJ2bGdDs

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I Radiate Peace and Love to You

Open your Heart, Feel the Peace & Love
 Take it with you

And radiate Peace and Love

to all those you meet today
(Especially those cantankerous folks
They need it the most)
:  )

((((HUGS))))

"A Good Day: A Gift of Gratitude"

A MUST SEE

Please stop everything 

Turn off your phones

And Watch this Video uninterrupted 

6 minutes of PROFOUND BLISS. 

Life-changing, in its eye-opening truth.

"Watching this amazing little movie, we guarantee you will feel a bit more love in your heart, and love life a little more. If you are feeling depressed, or is finding it difficult to feel positive - which is all of us at some moments - this little movie will heal your heart just a little bit." (YouTube Description)

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YouTube Comments About This Short Film

"This video made me kneel and bow to the amazing gifts I have. I'm beyond blessed to be alive and healthy, with eyes to see and ears to hear the beautiful words this man encapsulated in my heart."

"Best 5 minutes I ever spent on YouTube. Thank you!"

"What a Peaceful and Meaningful reminder to Start the day."

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"A Good Day: A Gift of Gratitude" 

a short film by

Louie Schwartzberg 

narrated by

Brother David Steindl-Rast

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/4115qFsdWKQ

Tom Daley's Challenge

STOP! DROP! AND 

Watch this great video from Tom Daley

It's Brilliant!

Thanks to our Friend, David, for sending this video to us.

In support of Mental Health Awareness Week, 

Tom teamed up with BULK POWDERS®X

to explore how he overcame 

one of the toughest challenges of his life.

Tom Daley's Challenge

YouTube Direct Link:  https://youtu.be/KjQ-4W7Yb7U

Things Tom Suggested to Overcome Anxiety

-Give yourself care and attention

-Think Positive

-Practice Mindfulness 

-Meditate

-BREATHE

-When problems arise, step back and take a fresh approach

-Face your demons head on

-Surround yourself with people who help you grow
-Keep working and remember there will be ups and downs

-Visit Our Spiritual Garden Blog

(Whoopsie! naw - he didn't say that : ) me being silly)

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Relating to Tom's Video

Other people overcame stress by...

(quotes from the Happier Human website(link)

"-simplifying their lives

-learning to manage their time effectively

-doing meditation and practicing mindfulness

-creating meaningful relationships

-learning to be assertive when they were used to 

saying “yes” to the demands on their personal lives

-Reading uplifting words can also be a powerful method of keeping calm when stress threatens to overwhelm you. Words that inspire can soothe a frazzled mind and comfort the agitated soul." (Source)

I recommend visiting the Happier Human website 

and get their free PDF Book, 

"The 90-Day Gratitude Journal" (link)

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Quotes to Help Deal With Stress

Gratitude is one of the best ways to deal with stress. As Cicero said, “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” Gratitude brings us back to the Here and Now. Being filled with gratitude does not leave room for stress. 

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“One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren’t enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will get it done quicker and with much less stress.” 

~ Viggo Mortensen

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“Smile, breathe, and go slowly.”

~Thich Nhat Hanh

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“You don’t have to control your thoughts. 

You just have to stop letting them control you.”

“Resistance creates suffering. 

Stress happens when your mind resists what is. 

The only problem in your life is 

your mind’s resistance to life as it unfolds.” 

~ Dan Millman

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“You can’t always control what goes on outside. 

But you can always control what goes on inside.”

~Wayne Dyer

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“Its not stress that kills us, 

it is our reaction to it.” 

~ Hans Selye

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“Our anxiety does not come 

from thinking about the future, 

but from wanting to control it.” 

~ Kahlil Gibran

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“Sometimes 

the most important thing in a whole day 

is the rest taken between two deep breaths.”

~Etty Hillesum

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“Do not anticipate trouble, 

or worry about what may never happen. 

Keep in the sunlight.”

~Benjamin Franklin

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Resistance is Futile

Just go with the Flow

~me : )