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The Fire Of Thanksgiving

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Healing, Families, Suffering, Mindfulness, Pain Body, Thanksgiving, Turkey, Fireplace, Traiditon, Family, Culture, Living News
Soren Gordhamer

Thanksgiving is one of the few times a year when families come together. Ram Dass used to say that if you ever thought you were enlightened, go spend a week with your parents and siblings.

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Thanksgiving Dinner: Harvest the Moment!

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Thanksgiving Dinner, Mindfulness, Carpe Diem, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Commentary, Living News
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

Will you be showing gratitude for financial, material, logistical help you have received this year or will you be emphasizing the importance of the contributions of support, friendship and companionship?

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There is a Beauty Within You #12: Paradise Wasn't Lost, It Was Abandoned

Bob Lingvall | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Awareness, Relationships, Personality, Mindfulness, Self-Awareness, Cult, Meditation, Self-Esteem, Compassion, Self-Help, Self-Realization, The Inner Life, Living News
Bob Lingvall

We are ready to believe and follow, giving up freedom for power, justice for security, love for righteousness, allowing culture to become cult.

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What The Buddha Would Say To Sarah Palin

Ed and Deb Shapiro | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Politics, Kindness, Media, Honesty, Balanced Life, Inner Life, Yoga, The Buddha, Peace, Buddha, Compassion, Mindfulness, Sarah Palin, Eastern Philosophy, Meditation, Buddhism, Living News
Ed and Deb Shapiro

At the moment, Palin is touring the country to promote her book, which has a very large number of words in it, but not all of them are necessarily either true or kind.

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Releasing Your Expectations

Eva M. Selhub, M.D. | Posted 11.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Meeting Needs, Fear, Positive Thinking, Expectations, Mindfulness, Disillusionment, Disappointment, Breathing, The Balanced Life, Living News
Eva M. Selhub, M.D.

Your expectations are clues that can guide you to healing your deeper needs so that you can feel more balanced as a whole.

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There is a Beauty Within You #11: Are You More Than Culture Can Speak

Bob Lingvall | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Awareness, Relationships, Personality, Mindfulness, Self-Awareness, Meditation, Self-Esteem, Compassion, Self-Help, Self-Realization, Living News
Bob Lingvall

Self-awareness is a very mysterious phenomenon. How is it that matter can be self-aware? Is matter somehow creating you and me?

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There Is a Beauty Within You #10: When Love and Awareness Meet

Bob Lingvall | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Awareness, Relationships, Personality, Mindfulness, Self-Awareness, Meditation, Self-Esteem, Compassion, Self-Help, Self-Realization, Yoga, Living News
Bob Lingvall

Immersed in the most personal of personal loves, we are a point of awareness in an ocean of compassionate love; a butterfly on the back of a whale preparing to dive.

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Unitasking: Save Time, Don't Rush

divinecaroline.com | : SunnySaves (View Profile) | Posted 10.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Unitasking, Multitasking, The Balanced Life, Mental Health, Multi-Tasking, Mindfulness, Organization, Living News

Take a deep breath and slow down. You spend more time rushing, and making mistakes, than if you just took things at a natural pace....

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There is No "I" in the Outcome

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Outcome Preoccupation, Self-Identification, Mindfulness, Performance, Living News
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

Herrigel's thought that "the archer ceases to be conscious of himself as the one who is engaged in hitting the bull's-eye which confronts him" ("Zen ...

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Top 7 FAQs On Brain Fitness And Neuroplasticity

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Neuroplasticity, Improve Brain Fitness, Dopamine, Nintendo-Brain-Age, Mindfulness, Brain-Games, Neuropsychology, Meditation, Cognitive-Training, Improve-Memory, Learning, Nintendo, Cognitive-Fitness, Health, Neurofeedback, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

I have selected the 7 most common questions on brain fitness and neuroplasticity, and answered them here. I hope you enjoy the FAQ session.

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There Is a Beauty Within You #9: Mom Became Like the Sweetness of the Chocolates

Bob Lingvall | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Dementia, Neuroscience, Mindfulness, Self-Awareness, Meditation, Identity, Spirituality, Death, Self-Realization, The Inner Life, Living News
Bob Lingvall

Mom became like the sweetness of the chocolates she would eat. The dementia her sculptor, releasing the angel within, chiseling away memories, opinions, and beliefs until only her gentle presence remained.

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Life: Completely Incomplete

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Acceptance, Reality, Perfectionism, Mindfulness, Perfection, Living News
Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

The challenge is to embrace the inevitable, unstoppable stream of life and to flow with it rather than try to swim against it.

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No Impact Week: An Exercise in Mindfulness

Kay Goldstein | Posted 10.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Colin Beavan, Mindfulness, Meditation, No Impact Week, No Impact Man, No Impact, Sustainability, Spiritual Practice, Green News
Kay Goldstein

As I read the No Impact Guide my spirit lightened. We were being asked to pay attention, be honest with ourselves and let go of preconceived notions, even our concept of what we need to make ourselves happy.

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Go Ahead -- Put A Book In The Freezer!

Matt Weinstein | Posted 10.14.2009 | Books

Read More: Creativity, Fun at Work, Mindfulness, How to Have Fun at Work, How to Have Fun in Life, Books News
Matt Weinstein

Wake up! Pay attention! Come alive in this moment!

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There Is A Beauty Within You #9: Mom Became Like The Sweetness Of The Chocolates

Bob Lingvall | Posted 10.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Meditation, Self-Esteem, Personality, Mindfulness, Self-Awareness, Self-Help, Self-Realization, Dementia, Death, The Inner Life, Living News
Bob Lingvall

The death of a loved one, and in a special way a parent, opens up space for self-reflection. Death asks, "Are you living a good life?" Dementia tries to help us answer.

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Why Seeking To Be Perfect Never Works

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 10.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Self Esteem, Soren Gordhamer, Relationships, Self-Hatred, Mindfulness, Perfectionism, Meditation, Self-Esteem, The Inner Life. Identity, Spirituality, Living News
Soren Gordhamer

While I have nothing against cool clothes, exercise, and health drinks, let's get one thing straight: perfection is something that exists inside us, never from the outside.

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Project Love: Radically Transform Your World In 2 Minutes

Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Project Love, Riga, Alex Benzer, Mindfulness, Secrets of Happiness, Compassion, How to Feel Great, How to Feel Good, The Inner Life, Living News
Dr. Alex Benzer

If I showed you a technique that elevates your mood, energizes you and makes you more charismatic on top of it all, would you be willing to spend 2 minutes testing it out for yourself?

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Twitter And the Dalai Lama: Can Social Media Help Create a Happier World?

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 10.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Be-Mindful, Twittering, Twitter, Consciousness, Mindfulness, Self-Improvement, Wisdom 2.0, Tweets, Self-Help, Living News
Soren Gordhamer

I hear it quite a bit, including comments here on Huffington Post: "Twitter is useless. It is just people with big egos trying to promote themselves. ...

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There Is a Beauty Within You #7: Where Is This Self of Soap Opera and Love Song?

Bob Lingvall | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Meditation, Identity, Mindfulness, Spirituality, Self-Realization, Living News
Bob Lingvall

Where is this self that demands so much time and attention, fixing and cajoling, encouraging and pampering?

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Positive Thinking: Use Caution

Therese Borchard | Posted 11.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Depression, Positive Thinking, Mindfulness, Mindful Meditation, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Therese Borchard, The Inner Life, Suicidal Thinking, Living News
Therese Borchard

Sometimes when we tell ourselves statements that we don't really believe ("I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and gosh darn it, people like me"), it can decrease the little self-esteem we had to begin with.

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Mental Masturbation

Sandy Grason | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Women Entrepreneurs, Success, Passion, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Business, Mindfulness, Productivity, Living News
Sandy Grason

I spent countless hours having these amazing, intellectually stimulating conversations but I wasn't taking any action. Mental masturbation.

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Mindful Eating: 4 Ways To Practice

Karen Leland | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Mindful Eating, Healthy Eating, Food, Eating, Mindfulness, Featured Contributor, Living News
Karen Leland

Mindful eating is important because it is a long-term approach to eating (versus dieting which is short term). Mindful eating is realistic. It doesn't cut out any foods from your diet. 

When you slow down, you think more clearly.

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There Is Beauty Within You #6: Using the Moment As a Mirror

Bob Lingvall | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living

Read More: Peace, Mindfulness, Meditation Practice, Spirituality, Awareness, Consciousness, Beauty, Living News
Bob Lingvall

You are a silent point of awareness using a human body to sense and navigate the world around you.

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Pleasure Fibers & Touch: Pleasuring Me Pleasures You

Suzie Heumann | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Oxytocin, Suzie Heumann, Sensual Massage, Mindfulness, Spiritual Sex, Sensual, Skin, Pleasure, Sexual, Touch, Nerve Endings, Fingertips, Dr. Daniel Amen, Tantric Sex, Sacred Sex, Living News
Suzie Heumann

Very recent studies indicate that in addition to the regular nerves we have buried in our skin there are some new types that have been discovered...They are purely pleasure fibers and have a direct route to the brain.

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Can We Change Our Personality?

Todd Kashdan | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Creativity, Self-Fulfilling Prophecy, Intelligence, Personality, Mindfulness, Perseverance, Compassion, Self-Help, Living News
Todd Kashdan

Researchers have found that we define a stranger's personality after a mere 10 seconds. With this thin slice of information, we start to think and act differently toward them.

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