Tag: Mindfulness
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Discovering Magic in the Everyday: Elevating Routine Activities to Moments of Wonder
“The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.” Ralph Waldo Emerson The Art of Paying Attention We were running late. My then three-year-old son was jumping and hopping around the driveway as I worked to wrangle the infant car seat with his sister in place. He started pulling at my…
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Take Time to Trust in the Slow Work of God
“Above all trust in the slow work of God. Only God could say what this new spirit gradually forming within you will be. Give our Lord the benefit of believing that His hand is leading you and accept the anxiety of feeling yourself in suspense and incomplete.” Pierre Teilhard de Chardin This past weekend, I…
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Why Meditation Should be a Ritual for a Healthy Lifestyle (Part 1)
“You have a treasure within you that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.” -Eckhart Tolle Last week I mentioned several types of meditations. People reached out to me asking what some of these meditations were or how to do them. Meditation in its simplest form is simply a way of calming our…
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The Benefits of Silent Retreats
“All the wonders of life are already here. They’re calling you. If you can listen to them, you will be able to stop running. What you need, what we all need, is silence. Stop the noise in your mind in order for the wondrous sounds of life to be heard. Then you can begin to…
