From a very young age, our minds have a limited understanding of life. Our minds like familiar, predictable patterns. This boundary helps box in our reality to make us feel more comfortable and safe. Its important that we break out of our comfort zone and experience life without boundaries. When we live life without boundaries, we awaken our awareness. The Filter of Our Perceptions Our … [Read more...]
Understanding Our Mind
Our happiness in life is dependent on our understanding of our mind. When we were growing up, we simply were not taught what we needed to understand how life really works. We go through years of education and yet we still did not learn the things that matter most. In fact, much of what we learn from our traditional education, locks us into a life full of suffering. By learning about our mind, … [Read more...]
Calming the Storms in Our Life
A mother on vacation with her family, took her 3 young children on an ocean ferry traveling from one port to another. It was storming that day and the waters were very rough. As waves crashed into the boat, the water came up over the rails and began to flood the decks. The other passengers on the boat quickly became very nervous talking about the waves. As the mother looked around, she could see … [Read more...]
Learning to Trust Life
Its always important to remember that our thoughts, words and actions have great "life" energy associated to them. This power can just as easily nourish us or poison us. Our brains are constantly and automatically evaluating the world around us. This can make it difficult to let go and simply trust in life. Without our awareness, our brains have built numerous associations to situations, … [Read more...]
The Law of Attraction on Steroids
In the early 1900s there were several authors that wrote about the ability to influence your outcomes by sending out "positive energy". This phenomenon is described as the "Law of Attraction". But how can we think positive thoughts if we are constantly bombarded with negative thoughts? Without mindfulness or meditation, you will have difficulty controlling which thoughts pop in and out of your … [Read more...]
Learning to Let Go
Learning to let go can be extremely difficult. Sometimes our thoughts simply wont allow us to detach. Even when we know our thoughts are unhealthy, our brain keeps replaying the same negative thoughts or feelings again and again. Deep inside of us, we feel that our survival depends on having our situation the way we want it versus the way it currently is. But why is this happening and why cant … [Read more...]