I’ve been eating mindfully since I wrote my series on mindful eating, but it’s not always easy. I find that if I begin eating a meal mindfully, then I’m much more likely to finish the meal mindfully. But what’s the best way to begin eating a meal mindfully?
The best way is to start of with [...]
Dear Precious Reader,
I recently read my friend Jay’s post on Lazy Summer Days in which he reduced his posting schedule for the summer. He explains why:
Because I’ve been out enjoying life instead of sitting on the computer for hours upon hours. My daughter is here. I’m loving the time with her. Swimming. Playing together. Hanging [...]
I previously wrote a post on how to see clearly when you’re worried based on The Resilience Factor: 7 Keys to Finding Your Inner Strength and Overcoming Life’s Hurdles by Karen Reivich and Andrew Shatte. This post looks at a different part of the book that discusses thinking traps.
Thinking traps are inaccurate or distorted ways [...]
Yesterday, I returned from my niece’s wedding in beautiful Charleston, South Carolina. The wedding was in a small white chapel designed only for weddings. I was there with my wife, Lisa, my siblings, and about sixty other guests.
The formal wedding begins with the bridesmaids walking down the center isle followed by my pretty niece carrying [...]
This is the last post in a series of posts on meditation for beginners. The Introduction contains links to the entire series. I recommend you read the series in order if you want to start meditating.
Last week, you studied and practiced walking meditation. Jay at Porsidan continued to follow this tutorial and he posted last [...]
Continue reading about Meditation for Beginners (Week 6) – Next Steps
If you’ve been a regular reader of this blog, you know I’ve become a Buddhist. I find this difficult to admit because I’ve always been anti-religion. Most religions seemed to do more harm than good. They espouse a set of beliefs that cause some people to be intolerant, anti-science, and violent.
But my attitude began changing [...]
This post is part of a series of posts on meditation for beginners. The Introduction contains links to the entire series. I recommend you read the series in order if you want to start meditating.
Last week, you studied and practiced loving-kindness meditation. Jay at Porsidan continued to follow this tutorial and posted his experiences with [...]
Continue reading about Meditation for Beginners (Week 5) – Walking Meditation
This post is Part 2 of a two part series. You can read Part 1 here.
In Part 1, I discussed the first six happiness activities in The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want by Sonja Lyubomirsky. This post discusses the last six happiness activities.
7. Learning to Forgive Others
When you [...]
This post is part of a series of posts on meditation for beginners. The Introduction contains links to the entire series. I recommend you read the series in order if you want to start meditating.
Last week, you studied and practiced insight meditation. Ann Elise at Ann Elise Mitchell has begun following this tutorial with a [...]
Continue reading about Meditation for Beginners (Week 4) - Loving-Kindness Meditation
This post is Part 1 of a two part series. You can read Part 2 here.
I recently skimmed The How of Happiness: A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want by Sonja Lyubomirsky, a psychology professor at the University of California:
The book contains excellent practical advice on happiness and I highly recommend it.
What [...]
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