How are we connected to our stuff? Oxford languages defines relationship as, “the way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected.”
“Mama always said, ‘Life is like a bowl of soup. A bunch of crap floating around and sometimes it tastes good, sometimes it don’t.”
When was the last time you intentionally paused to reflect on your labor without judgement? I’m not just referring to sweat producing manual labor either. Let’s consider labor as any physical or mental…
What is compassion hype? Let’s first consider the concept of hype itself. Hype is intertwined with the perceived value of something and there is a heightened level of excitement connected to that perceived value.
When preparing that steak for consumption, does it become less of a steak? Ask any chef and they will likely tell you that a good steak only needs minimal influence to be scrumptious and adding too much will mask its natural flavor.
If we approach compassion only with the heart, it is extremely easy to become overwhelmed by it. I have experienced this firsthand and have comPASS’ED OUT many times.
Once upon a present time, in Mindfultopia, live princesses Awareness and Alertness. The two princesses get along quite nicely most of the time. They both love to throw parties and…
Have you ever stopped, just to stop? Have you ever paused, just to pause? Have you ever lingered, just to linger?
…worth greater consideration, is the fallacy of expectation itself. When I expect something to take place, I am ignoring the actual value in front of me or creating a future reality that is built upon present factors that can’t account for every forthcoming possibility.
“Outside the box” thinking assumes there is a box to begin with. It is quite possible that there once was a box or will be a box in the future, but that doesn’t mean there is a box around us right now. Mindfulness provides the opportunity to be aware of what actually is. If there isn’t a box at all…