Clarify Mind: 2 of 12: Witness
I am the Atma – the spacious awareness. Can I witness whatever comes up in my mind or body without judging it? It is the very nature of the thinking mind and ego to compare, judge, and evaluate. They save … Read More
Clarify Mind: 1 of 12: Beginner
Can I be a beginner for a change? I am experiencing this moment – the present moment – for the first time. Can I have the openness, lightness, vulnerability, excitement, and childlike curiosity to let it emerge? Can I embrace … Read More
Global Warming: Choosing Earth: Our Awakening
I read Duane Elgin’s Choosing Earth a few months ago. This blog post is my extract from the book combined with some other ideas and thoughts. The book’s message to me is a story where we, the citizens of Mother … Read More
I Am Empty: I Am Grateful! 😊
I am empty! 😊 I am empty because I let go of my attachments, worries, and fear. I am empty because I let myself be in the present moment without filling it with any preconceived notions, past experiences, wants, or … Read More
How is mindfulness helping me?
Mindfulness is moment by moment, non-judgmental awareness. Since last year, I have been exploring it more actively. How is it helping me? I can loosen the grip of my reactive thinking patterns and emotional bindings. The healing energies from inside get … Read More
Watch my “Home Movie”?
Can I watch my “home movie”? That is, without acting in it? I got inspiration and the idea to write about it from a Daily Mindfulness Audio Program. The movie is about repetitive thoughts and their impact on me. We … Read More
Coming to My Senses
Am I feeling frustrated or mentally exhausted? Am I angry or upset? Is the storm of worries, anxiety, or anticipation of something, or reliving an experience or memory from the past gathering and getting bigger? Do I feel tangled in … Read More
In Gratitude of 2020 – New Year’s Hiking Experience
We went hiking yesterday, January 1st, 2021. I am sharing pictures and experiences from that in this blog post. While thinking about it yesterday night, the dominating emotion is that of gratitude. How grateful I am for being able to … Read More
Spacious Awareness
I am spacious awareness – the Atma. Just as a cloud or bubble emerges in the sky and passes through, my body’s sensations, thoughts, and feelings dissolve in the spacious awareness without leaving any trace. They come and go. I … Read More
The Magic of the Kaleidoscope
The kaleidoscope is an optical instrument we learned and made in science class in elementary school to see incredibly vibrant, colorful images. The kaleidoscope is also our real-life with its evolving patterns of colors, stories, dreams, goals, challenges, agonies, and … Read More