Such a good one, it bears repeating … one of the few posts I actually printed out to keep as a reminder for myself … 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 [...]
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Living Miracles
Posted in Happiness, Inspiration, Life, Mindfulness, Thich Nhat Hanh, tagged Miracles on November 17, 2010 | 4 Comments »
“People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth.” Thich Nhat Hanh Sometimes I forget I live miracles every day but I’m never all that far from remembering. Fingers [...]
Like A Leaf
Posted in Mindfulness, Spirituality, Thich Nhat Hanh, tagged Autumn on October 6, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Image Locale 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 [...]
You Are All Buddhas
Posted in Spirituality, Thich Nhat Hanh, tagged Amma, Buddha, Dalai Lama, Mother Teresa on September 5, 2010 | 6 Comments »
This video is stunning, exquisite and mesmerizing. So many of my very favorites quoted here with an ethereal musical accompaniment. This is a glimpse of heaven as it is on earth. Watch and feel yourself coming Home to yourself, that inner place of pure grounded clarity and radiance. It’s ten minutes short :). If you [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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