Kelly McGonigal gave a talk on How to Turn Stress into an Advantage from her new book, The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and How to Get Good at It. The talk took place at the 2015 99U conference at Lincoln Center in New York City. In Kelly’s research, she learned […]
Is Anxiety Useful?
August 24, 2015 by
During the past few weeks, I have been anxious about how my dharma talk on the Seven Principles of Mindfulness in Healing was going to turn out at The Club at Harbor Point last Thursday night (August 20, 2015). Now I am wondering, “Is anxiety useful?” Was being anxious useful to me during the time […]
Melt Your Stress Away: Guided Meditation – Purpose Fairy
August 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Melt Your Stress Away: Guided Meditation. Feeling stressed? Melt your stress away and release any tension you may be feeling with this relaxing guided meditation. Source: Melt Your Stress Away: Guided Meditation – Purpose Fairy
Conscientious Compassion
August 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Conscientious Compassion When compassion and justice are unified, we arrive at what I call conscientious compassion. This is compassion, not merely as a beautiful inward feeling of empathy with those suffering, but a compassion that gives birth to a fierce determination to uplift others, to tackle the causes of their suffering, and to establish the […]
9 Important Things You Should Know about Yourself – Purpose Fairy
August 21, 2015 by Leave a Comment
9 Important Things You Should Know about Yourself. The first thing you should know about yourself is that your true nature is soft and flexible, fluid and expensive. Who you are underneath it all is much grander and much more complex than all your conceptual structure of reality. Much more precious and a lot more […]
15 Ways to Connect with Your Authentic Self – Purpose Fairy
August 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
15 Ways to Connect with Your Authentic Self. Authenticity means being your true self and honoring yourself. It means finding the answers within, rather than searching for them outside of yourself. Source: 15 Ways to Connect with Your Authentic Self – Purpose Fairy
What leads to Happiness?
August 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
What leads to Happiness? There are said to be four core doctrines found in all classic happiness theory from wisdom literature, philosophy, psychology, spirituality and self-help. Following any of them is challenging, to say the least. They are: Know yourself. Control your desires. Take care of what’s yours. Remember death and mortality. Let’s strive […]
Do Not Feed Your Cancer!
August 17, 2015 by
In Healing with the Seven Principles of Mindfulness: How to Thrive and Succeed in a Complex Cancer System, there is a small section on “The Cancer Diet.” The major point of that section is, “Do not feed your cancer!” What does this mean? Cancer thrives on sugar – almost any kind of sugar. Why do […]
Manifest the Life of Your Dreams: Guided Meditation – Purpose Fairy
August 15, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Manifest the Life of Your Dreams: Guided Meditation. Today’s guided meditation will take you on a wonderful journey into the future where you will learn to use the power of your mind to manifest the life of your dreams. Source: Manifest the Life of Your Dreams: Guided Meditation – Purpose Fairy
5 Signs You’ve Stopped Caring About People’s Approval – Purpose Fairy
August 14, 2015 by Leave a Comment
5 Signs You’ve Stopped Caring About People’s Approval. “Care about people’s approval and you will be their prisoner.”~ Lao Tzu Source: 5 Signs You’ve Stopped Caring About People’s Approval – Purpose Fairy
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