My Thoughts

As you go through your life, you will ultimately feel levels of physical and emotional pain.  The more you experience and practice mindfulness, the more capacity you will have to understand, endure and control the pain. 

With practice over time, you can figure out how to become more and more mindful in your everyday life.  Mindfulness can help even if you are in the middle of significant suffering.  Mindfulness has been compared to a deeply personal journey of discovery.

Almost everything we do is a habit, which means that in most cases you have been doing it so long that it is now an unconscious thought or action. As soon as you see someone, you make a judgment and categorize them. We can’t help it. Our brains are always trying to keep us safe, based on our unconscious definition of safety. It has to quickly categorize the people and situations you encounter so that it knows how you should respond. 

This is the basis of unconscious bias. 

Compassion brings both short and long-term happiness. Showing compassion not only allows you to feel better, but it helps those around you to feel better, too. Since we all want to be happy, showing compassion can be a common goal for everyone. 

I have had to step a little deeper into my thoughts this time. And to be honest, I'm not ok.

As much as I have tried to work through this in my mind, I just can't.

I am angry.

I am beyond angry.

New experiences open you up to meet new people, try new things, and learn a bit more about the world around you. And they open you up for more new experiences.

What are you missing out on because you are scared? 

Because something feels uncomfortable? 

What would it take for you to step out of your comfort zone and do the thing that makes you scared?

It’s amazing how one book or one story has the potential to completely change your focus and your mindset. This one book for me was...

It can be very difficult to find the motivation to stick with your goals. Here are some ways to find motivation when you need it most, including examples of ways to get motivated to workout and ways to get motivated to clean.