GO WITH THE FLOW: Alter your perception and move through the situation
How many times have you heard the phrase,“He/she was just lucky?” Think of emotions that run through your mind when someone you’re conversing with refers […]
View ArticleACCEPTANCE AND EQUANIMITY: A lesson learned from a falling mandarin
As I was walking through the Shechen Ogyen Chodzong nunnery in Bhutan with my guides Tsering and Lobsang, a lone mandarin tree dropped one of […]
View ArticleTHE FIXER AND THE TAO: Everything is perfect exactly as it is
THE FIXER AND THE TAO: Everything is perfect exactly as it is When I look at the aspect of me that wants to fix things and people, I see that it is a very powerful drive. I also see that it is quite a...
View ArticleSELF-LOVE: Why do we always need to do more when we can accept ourselves for...
SELF LOVE: Accept yourself for who you truly are Human beings get swept up in life far too often, being carried away by its busyness and becoming overwhelmed by it all—the constant ebb and flow of our...
View ArticleSISTER TYRANT: We must accept ourselves before we can accept others
SISTER TYRANT: We must accept ourselves before we can accept others I live in a house with three younger siblings, all of whom have been under my dictatorship at one point in time or another. I won’t...
View ArticleAUTOPHONY: The sound of living inside a mother’s dementia
Tripping on sounds, I hear birds outside my window, muffled, over the swish-throb of a heartbeat in my ears, a pulsing slightly alarming and soothing […]
View ArticleFRIENDSHIP INVENTORY: Stop chasing friendships to find true growth
It seems like my whole life I’ve heard how you really find out who you are when you hit your 40s. I found that to […]
View ArticleLETTING GO QUOTES: 20 quotes to help you release your suffering
Letting go doesn’t mean that you don’t care about someone anymore. It’s just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself. […]
View ArticleMINDFULLY IN LINE: How to change actions through recognition, acceptance and...
MINDFULLY IN LINE: How to change actions through recognition, acceptance and appreciation Events in life tend to pull us down. Whether a tough business client, or a rough patch in a relationship, it’s...
View ArticleCHANGE QUOTES: 35 quotations to help you transition
Be the change that you wish to see in the world. – Mahatma Gandhi Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn’t stop for anybody. – […]
View ArticleDEPRESSION & SUICIDE: Being mindful and accepting of the pain of the dark days
Part of mindfulness practice is to have a nonjudgmental acceptance of how things are, right now, in this very moment. Seems simple enough. However, I […]
View ArticleMINDFULLY ACCEPTING NON-ACCEPTANCE: Can we accept our failed attempts to be...
Acceptance of “the way it is” Human suffering is human. Awareness is just aware of it all, without thought. Awareness is not thought, nor is […]
View ArticlePOEMS BY MIKE LARCOMBE: The Mindful Acceptance of Beliefs, Nothing is Missing
The Mindful Acceptance of Beliefs I think, therefore I am. But who am I? What am I? I am whatever I believe I am. And […]
View ArticlePSYCHOLOGICAL & SPIRITUAL THERAPY: What to do when you have a feeling of...
QUESTION Dear Jack, The other day I had a feeling come over me that I have only had a few times in my life. It’s […]
View ArticleTHE DEEPEST WOUND: Genuine love without judgment can heal residual childhood...
The Deepest Wound 1. The deepest wound. My wound, your wound, Was the first, the most cutting, The damage done, Before we even knew who […]
View ArticleYOGA OVER 50: The journey is in never arriving
According to the Yoga Alliance’s 2016 report on yoga in America, “36.7 million Americans or 15% of US adults practice yoga in the US.” Of […]
View ArticleCHANGE QUOTES: 35 quotations to help you transition
Be the change that you wish to see in the world. – Mahatma Gandhi Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn’t stop for anybody. – Stephen Chbosky Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful,...
View ArticleDEPRESSION & SUICIDE: Being mindful and accepting of the pain of the dark days
Part of mindfulness practice is to have a nonjudgmental acceptance of how things are, right now, in this very moment. Seems simple enough. However, I have found that hidden beneath this nonjudgmental,...
View ArticleMINDFULLY ACCEPTING NON-ACCEPTANCE: Can we accept our failed attempts to be...
Acceptance of “the way it is” Human suffering is human. Awareness is just aware of it all, without thought. Awareness is not thought, nor is it pain, nor is it emotional, nor physical. You don’t have...
View ArticlePOEMS BY MIKE LARCOMBE: The Mindful Acceptance of Beliefs, Nothing is Missing
The Mindful Acceptance of Beliefs I think, therefore I am. But who am I? What am I? I am whatever I believe I am. And my beliefs change nothing. You are whatever you think you are. Whatever you have...
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