Being meditative and reflective, accepting where you are and preparing to receive abundance are all really easy things to do. You can start by sitting cross-legged on a soft surface and staring into the sun until your eyeballs explode.
Entries Tagged as 'meditation'
Money and Power and Swimming with Sharks
July 9th, 2009 · → 8 Comments
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Tags:500 words·abundance·big paycheck·Lance Armstrong·Lee Schneider·Lynne Twist·meditation·money and power·not striving·soul of money·swimming with sharks
In the Flow
May 28th, 2009 · → 9 Comments
Red coffee cup. Book review in New York Times. It bleeds, it leads.
The usual way I write this blog is by scribbling things at random, whatever comes to mind, to get myself into the flow. It might be a funny way to start, but I learned to write in newsrooms and it always worked there, [...]
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Of Two Minds
April 22nd, 2009 · → 9 Comments
I just saw a new documentary called “Enlighten Up!” It’s the story of a skeptic who tries to find out if yoga can change him. I experienced the story very much through the skeptic’s eyes because he wanted tangible proof of how yoga was working. enlightenI like that, because it speaks to the existential engineer in me. Seeking such proof involves the brain in the process of healing the body and the spirit. That’s good.
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Tags:500 words·A Whole New Mind·consciousness·Daniel H. Pink·documentary·Enlighten Up·healing·left brain·meditation·quiet the mind·right brain·skeptic·yoga
What is Healing, Anyway?
April 2nd, 2009 · → 9 Comments
Healing is hard to quantify. Does it mean, “My back has stopped hurting by a factor of 45 percent?” Does it mean, “I don’t wake up at night because of those nightmares of being chased by thousands of cats. I only wake up now because I dream of 50 cats?” Does it simply mean, “I feel better?”
Not all healing involves ripping off the band aid and seeing the healing with your own eyes. It can be invisible.
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Begin
February 12th, 2009 · → 4 Comments
Right now, we’re at a crossroads where the usual definitions melt away. It’s an intersection of science and spirit. There are some curious discussions happening out there. So each week, on Thursday, I’ll offer you 500 words about the questions people are asking.
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