Hours in the Day
When you learn how to clear your mind, all the time wasted on distractions and noise becomes yours. It's hours in the day and those hours can help you build the life you were meant to live. The next time you become distracted and find that your mind has wandered in the middle of a workday, think about how you could have used that time. The next time you find yourself daydreaming, think of how you could have used that time building your dreams during the day. Not that you have to occupy every moment of every day, but...
read moreLook Beyond Your Thoughts
Look beyond the thoughts your brain has created so that you can explore the moment as it unfolds, without your anger, your fears, your inhibitions. Remove your ego from the decisions you are about to make, so that you can make them with clarity, free from preconceived notions of winning. Learn to see the true goals of your actions, so that you can begin to act in YOUR true self interest, rather than the interests of those who have influenced you. This is what it is like to rise above and truly start living YOUR life,...
read moreA Balanced Life
It is okay to have a drink, just don’t drink too much. It is okay to be angry, just don’t let it drive your decisions. It is okay to feel good about yourself, just dont’ let it cause others to feel bad. It is okay to love your work, just don’t sacrifice your life to it. It is okay to be proud of what you do, that is what drives you to be better than you are, just don’t use it to keep others beneath you. A happy and successful life is about balance. When one, happiness or success, becomes the only driving force in your life, it is...
read moreSimple Truth in Relationships
When a relationship becomes a one-way way street, it ends up at a dead end sooner or later. Learn to keep the traffic flowing both ways with conversation, forgiveness and mindful awareness to keep your relationship growing well into the future. It all starts with that inner conversation you have with yourself. Be aware of it, and find how easy it is to nurture your relationship in the direction you want it to go. At one time or another, we all transfer the frustrations from our day onto our partners. Don’t get upset, it’s natural....
read more5 Steps to Unlocking Your Higher Self
We’re all too familiar with the voice that echoes inside our heads. You know the one: the nasty roommate who constantly picks at your faults, real or imagined. No matter how hard you work or how much good you’ve done, you still hear the words in the background. “You’re too fat,” or, “You’re getting old,” and, “You’re not working hard enough.” It’s the “You’ll never be able to retire well,” and, “She’s too good for you,” or, “He doesn’t care.” The list is never ending. It doesn’t...
read moreBreathe in This Moment
Take a moment today to simply be aware of your relationship to the world around you. Just stop, and be still. Be aware of the sights and sounds that are around you. Be aware of how each effects you. Be aware of how you feel. Breath in the moment, allow it to settle within, breathe out any angst you may feel and just be with that moment. Understand that the world is what it is. It is always moving and changing. What is truly important is how you relate to the world and its changes. Jeff Cannon Simple...
read moreSimple Truth: Meditation on Morning Tea
This morning I made a pot of tea. I poured my boiling water over the green leaves in my cast iron pot. I waited and gave them time to steep before pouring my first cup. I watched as the water quickly went from a clearish tan to a reddish brown, telling me the flavor would be there. After pouring my own cup, I then poured more hot water into the pot to give myself an extra cup. I have grown into this habit – making a choice as I made my tea – whether to stay in a bit longer than usual to enjoy my morning, or to rush out and...
read moreSir Issac Newton’s Simple Truth
One of my favorite quotes that reminds me of how science and faith come together, how physics and dreams can combine. “I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in finding a smoother pebble or prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean lay all undiscovered before me.” Sir Isaac Newton
read moreDo you really need a semi-automatic to hunt a deer?
It really is a simply conversation when you look at the numbers. Every two months more Americans are lost to gun violence than in the 9/11 Every year we lose approximately 2,800 children and teenagers to guns. That’s more than the number of American troops who have died in any year in Iraq and Afghanistan More than twice as many preschoolers die annually from gun violence than law enforcement officers in the line of duty. Are you sure you can’t kill a deer without a semi-automatic...
read moreThe most precious gift you can offer someone is your undivided attention.
The most precious gift you can give anyone is the gift of attention. Take a moment to hold your own thoughts, allow them to express theirs, then follow their lead to whever they want to go. The insight you receive will be worth more than all of the brilliance you could possibly give them. It’s how we learn and grow.
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