Freedom is pure observation without direction, without fear of punishment and reward. Freedom is without motive; freedom is not at the end of the evolution of human beings but lies in the first step of existence. In observation one begins to discover the lack of freedom. Freedom is found in the choiceless awareness of our […]
Archives for July 2015
Be Your Own Advocate
The first of the Seven Principles of Mindfulness in Healing from the book, Healing with the Seven Principles of Mindfulness is to be your own advocate. Here is why. What happens when most people hear the words, “You’ve got cancer?” How would you feel if you heard these words? What would you do? What would […]
How to Make Friends with your Dark Side – Purpose Fairy
“Unfortunately there can be no doubt that man is, on the whole, less good than he imagines himself or wants to be. Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it is. If an inferiority is conscious, one always has a chance to correct […]
33 Life Changing Lessons to Learn from Ralph Waldo Emerson – Purpose Fairy
33 Life Changing Lessons to Learn from Ralph Waldo Emerson. There are so many valuable and life changing lessons to learn from Ralph Waldo Emerson and today I am going to share with you 33 of these lessons. Source: 33 Life Changing Lessons to Learn from Ralph Waldo Emerson – Purpose Fairy
Wishing Others Well
When we really see, in our mind’s eye, a person we think we don’t like, and instead of solidifying our reasons for hatred we honestly wish them happiness, good health, safety, and an easeful life, we start to forget what we thought we hated and why we felt that way in the first place. A […]
CROSSING THE RIVER OF CHANGE
“Crossing the river of change requires that you leave the same familiar predictable self—connected to the same thoughts, same choices, same behaviors, and same feelings—and step into a void of the unknown. The gap between the old self and the new self is the biological death of your old personality. If the old self must […]
The Road Not Taken
The first of the Seven Principles of Mindfulness in Healing is to be your own advocate for healthcare. What does it mean to be your own advocate? At its most fundamental level, it means traveling the road not taken. Check out these words from Robert Frost’s poem, The Road Not Taken. Two roads diverged in […]
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