Finding Certainty In An Uncertain World

Certainty.  We crave it.  When we find ourselves in an uncomfortable, ambiguous situation, we react with anxiety and fear. When you start a new job or start a new business, the uncertainty can be daunting.  You don’t know where your new venture is headed, and failure is a real possibility.  Personally, when I left a federal […]

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Relaxation Meditation – How To Meditate Even If You Have A Super Busy Life

Not long ago, I wrote about the one-minute meditation practice. But many of us are so busy throughout the day that it can be tricky to find even that one minute to practice meditation.  I get it. Totally.  Here’s one I bet you can’t find an excuse for, though :-).  Finding Those Gaps In Your Day For […]

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One Minute Meditation – A Simple Technique To Refresh Your Mind

I have a little tip for you.  The One Minute Meditation.  It’s pretty darn simple: try to meditate for one minute.  That’s it.  Just one minute.  Why?  Because we in the West (and increasingly the whole world) are so mind/ego dominated that we have lost touch with other aspects of being–both in ourselves and the […]

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Are You Overoptimizing Your Life? Finding Balance In A Topsy-Turvy World

Beware over-optimization.  You have a nice girlfriend, you walk away thinking there will be somebody totally and utterly perfect out there. You have a nice career?  You are always thinking there is something else out there and another career path that will be even better. You have a nice home and live in a nice city?  You […]

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Instead Of Talking To Your Mind, Talk To God

“Instead of talking to your mind, talk to God.  See what happens.”~ RainlessMind.com

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Dark Night Of The Soul – Luke Skywalker’s Journey Into The Abyss

When I was a kid, my favorite Star Wars movie was Episode V, The Empire Strikes Back.  I loved the entire Yoda sequence on the planet of Dagobah.  There was one scene, however, that always left me puzzled.  That was the scene when Yoda told Luke to leave his weapons and go into a dark […]

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Always Seek – Mind Like Water

Mind Like Water is a state in which your mind is at peace–yet full of potential.  You aren’t churning and thinking and calculating and worrying.  You are just there, confident that you are finding and will find your way ahead. You have the strength a river, the power of an ocean swell, the peace of a […]

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Do You Know…. The Magic of “Just So”?

Do You Know…. The Magic of “Just So”?Just so.  When things are in alignment.Just so.  When your physical space encourages peace within you.Just so.  When effort is perfectly calibrated to the task at hand.Just so.  When time stands still.Just so.  When smiles come easy.Just so.  When thinking no longer dominates.Just so.  A lack of strain, […]

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Get Fully Committed – Embrace Where You Are, No Matter What

There is a terrible habit that many of us indulge.  No matter where we are, we somehow become dissatisfied and wish we were somewhere else.  We are never fully committed.Not Quite Fully Committed – “Never Enough…  Not Quite Satisfied…”Got a pretty good job?  You focus on the shortcomings and look elsewhere. Single?  You wish you had […]

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The Frenzy of the Self

Do you find yourself constantly second guessing where you are in life?  Worried?  Full of regrets?  Wondering whether you are on the right track?  Agonizing over decisions?  You may be caught in

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