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The Care & Feeding of YourSelf

Posted in Abraham Hicks, Emmanuel, Metaphysical, Mindfulness, Spirituality, Thich Nhat Hanh, tagged , on April 28, 2010 | 13 Comments »

Image Locale Days after writing the Champions post, where I said “never lose your muchness”, I awoke to a day when I declared softly: I have lost my muchness.  I forgot my own rule of thumb, never say never.  Never and its cousin, always, rules out another little thing called human-ness. There I was, feeling [...]

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Sacred Guest

Posted in Abraham Hicks, Inspiration, Metaphysical, Mindfulness, Rumi, Spirituality, Thich Nhat Hanh on August 30, 2009 | 5 Comments »

“This being human is a guest house.  Every morning a new arrival.  A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor…” excerpt from the Guest House by Rumi Such a beautiful expression Rumi makes here.  What if we treated everything that we experienced as a welcome guest?  What if we [...]

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The Long Road Turns to Joy

Posted in Mindfulness, Poetry, Spirituality, Thich Nhat Hanh on August 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »

This is from Thich Nhat Hanh’s little book: The Long Road Turns to Joy.  It’s another one of his little gems that is small enough to fit in a pocket or purse.  And truly it is a gem, even the title is a treasure in and of itself. This passage below is a little poem [...]

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Smile at Your Habit Energy

Posted in Mindfulness, Spirituality, Thich Nhat Hanh on July 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Here again, out of Thich Nhat Hanh’s little book: Be Free Where You Are, we have his thoughts on habit energy.  I’ve been using his suggestions below along with mindful breathing to move beyond old habits and patterns of thought.  It is very simple to do, you can do it anywhere.  Just smile at your [...]

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The Art of Handling a Storm ~ Be Free Where You Are

Posted in Mindfulness, Spirituality, Thich Nhat Hanh on July 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »

The following excerpt comes from ‘Be Free Where You Are’. It’s a tiny little pocket size book, you could carry with you anywhere.  Thich Nhat Hanh spoke at a Maryland Correctional Institute in 1999 on freedom, which really speaks to everyone and this is a passage from it: When a storm comes, it stays for [...]

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It’s All Sacred

Posted in Mindfulness, Spirituality, Thich Nhat Hanh on February 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Feelings, whether of compassion or irritation, should be welcomed, recognized, and treated on an absolutely equal basis; because both are ourselves. The tangerine I am eating is me. The mustard greens I am planting are me. I plant with all my heart and mind. I clean this teapot with the kind of attention I would [...]

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The Practice of Mindfulness

Posted in Mindfulness, Spirituality, Thich Nhat Hanh on February 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

… consciousness is said to be a field, a plot of land in which every kind of seed has been planted, seeds of suffering, happiness, joy, sorrow, fear, anger, and hope. The quality of our life depends on which of these seeds we water. The practice of mindfulness is to recognize each seed as it [...]

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Like A Leaf

Posted in Mindfulness, Spirituality, Thich Nhat Hanh on November 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »

I asked the leaf whether it was frightened because it was autumn and the other leaves were falling.  The leaf told me, “No.  During the whole spring and summer I was completely alive.  I worked hard to help nourish the tree, and now much of me is in the tree.  I am not limited by [...]

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What’s Not Wrong?

Posted in Love, Mindfulness, Spirituality, Thich Nhat Hanh on September 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

 ”We often ask, ‘What’s wrong?’  Doing so, we invite painful seeds of sorrow to come up and manifest.  We feel suffering, anger, and depression, and produce more such seeds.  We would be much happier if we tried to stay in touch with the healthy, joyful seeds inside of us and around us.  We should learn [...]

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Standing with Perfection

Posted in Love, Spirituality, Thich Nhat Hanh on August 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Quoted from: Thich Nhat Hanh – Peace Is Every Step Flowers and Garbage “Defiled or immaculate.  Dirty or pure.  These are concepts we form in our mind.  A beautiful rose we have just cut and placed in our vase is pure.  It smells so good, so fresh.  A garbage can is the opposite.  It smells horrible [...]

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