Category: mindfulness
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Complexity is a Matter of Perspective
Recently, it struck me how much easier painting has become. Of course, working at something over many years consistently would have that as a by product. Yet, I think this is something often taken for granted. This applies to so many things in my life, such as combining singing and playing piano, or even just…
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Discipline is the Path to Freedom
The word discipline can have a negative connotation. It sounds strict and boring, reminds us of being forced to do things we don’t want to do. I’m not talking about a rigid, dogmatic, irrational discipline, which I’ve seen in people with a very closed mind. As in ‘ I must do this, even if it’s…
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What Defines You?
I spent some time reflecting on 2025 and thinking about what I want to do in 2026 and realized it will be pretty much the same things I’ve been doing for the last few years. I still love the year end and the beginning of the new year because it’s a chance to remind yourself…
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Trying to Detoxify The Products I Use
-This is a WIP as products are always changing-It can be difficult to find alternatives as they aren’t always available I have already been going through this process with food for many years, but for the longest time I didn’t pay attention to the ingredients in the products I’m using every day. Looking back, that…
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The Zen of Health Problems
Things are never what you think they are. This definitely applies to health issues. What you imagine something is like, is very different from actually going through it. There is something Zen about the experience. There is a stillness that arises. There’s a calm that I could never have imagined. Having an injury or health…
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The Importance of Not Giving AF What People Think
-This is extremely difficult because our brains are wired to be tribal and society enforces it. -It helps to think logically about this and requires constant reinforcement. – It gets easier as you get older Note: I don’t mean this in an @sshole way. I believe in being kind and pleasant with all people, when…
