The Unresolved Universe
It’s been an especially overwhelming week. The past few days I’ve been trying to meditate and journal. Yet it all feels like a bit too much, just a bit too out of control. I find that it helps to keep trying things. It’s good to take a break. It’s okay to lose control. It helps […]
Musings on Loving Awarness
I ask God for all the challenges that I need in order to learn and grow. I don’t ask for an easy life, but I ask for a life that illuminates his vision. It is only when we’ve reached the end of the road when we ask god for help. It is only when we […]
The Essence
Like water, like air Grasp it and it’s gone You’re in it All around you
How to Just Be
We’ve heard that phrase “just be” or “be here now”. What does that actually mean though? A book that greatly impacted me on this subject is the I Ching. I read the version by Hannah Moog. The I Ching is a Daoist text, perhaps the earliest such text. I like the raw wisdom and intimacy […]
How to Get Through the Hardest Time in Your Life
I realize that I end up overwhelmed at times because I open myself to all the ideas and sensations the world has to offer. This happens frequently when I try to meditate and be aware of everything. There are so many stimuli to process. Our mind can only focus on one thing or a few […]
Think Small Not Big
Doing little things and aiming small are the keys to getting things done. If you envision a big, grand project to undertake, make that project 100 times smaller. It’ll make it easier to take that first step, and it simplifies everything. We try to be everywhere at once but it’s actually best to be only […]
Trying our best and connecting with God
What makes a life well lived? One of the attitudes that makes me feel complete and full of life is this: “Try your best everyday no matter the circumstances”. Try your best to live by your values. Try your best right here, right now in whatever you are doing. Give your best effort always. You […]
The Process and Loving Awareness
As I begin the endeavor of discovering the parts of me that I’ve hidden from myself, I find myself striving for progress and results. I try to set up foolproof goals and habits that will lead me to the destination that I want. However, doing this assumes something of me. It assumes that the process […]
Non-judgement
After attending a Coda meeting yesterday, I realize I have been rather harsh with myself and others. For those of you that don’t know, Coda is Codependents Anonymous, a group that follows the same 12 step program and structure as Alcoholics Anonymous and other addiction programs. It has been liberating to listen to other people’s […]
Don’t Diminish
Don’t diminish who you are Your story, your feelings, your experiences They are real, very real. And so are you You are no mistake. You. This. All is meant to be. The Why of you is exactly as it should be. The Where of you lies in its proper place. Find solace in the drum […]