Find Your Middle Ground

Category: Self Discovery

  • Judgment, Approval and Growing into Yourself

    Judgment, Approval and Growing into Yourself

    The following is a story from Rachel Naomi Remen about how we judge, seek approval, hide our true selves – like spores. At some point, when the time is right, we grow by accepting all parts of ourselves and finding our way to become all that we can be. I was in my forties when…

  • Haiku – Reiki

    ~ Energy transformed Reiki levels one and two Sparking love and light ~ I have aways been drawn to the power of energy in our bodies and in the world around us.  It was first introduced to me through Yoga, where the life energy is called Prana. In Yoga, the breath and energy are intimately…

  • Haiku – Nature

    Haiku – Nature

      ~ Come into the Now  Witness the awe of  nature  Find your Middle Ground ~ Find your Middle Ground is about stepping away from stressful days and anxious minds, and taking time to pause. When we are mindful of the present moment and simply allow it to be, we open a door to our natural…

  • Life’s Stepping Stones

    Obstacles are the stepping stones of life. To a younger mind, most obstacles are seen as problems that prevent us from getting what we want. Or worse, blocking our vision for our future. What if each obstacle is there so we can recognize it and face it, rather than avoiding or wishing it away? What…

  • Inspiration – Live your Whole Life

    See Your Life As One Life – Entirely Whole Live your life, don’t just talk about it or write about it. Live it twenty-four hours a day seven days a week. There are no times off in this life, there are no days off; Every moment, every hour, every day is a holy day; Every…

  • Boomerang Thoughts

    The other day, I came across the expression “boomerang thoughts”. It made me pause and wonder… So often we forget the power of thought and we say something unthinkingly or think an unloving, critical thought about someone or something. Then we wonder what is wrong with us, why we are unhappy, or why life is…

  • Opinions and Experience

    Wide are opinions, narrow is experience when perceived by the mind. Narrow are opinions, wide and deep is experience when perceived by the Heart. ~ Mooji from White Fire I love how Mooji’s words open up my heart and mind to reflect on. I chose the above image by Lisa Fotios because it made me…

  • Stillness and Yin

    “Stillness is different from solitude, different from aloneness, different from turning off the stereo or speaking softly. Stillness is a place. You can find it in the desert or in the mountains. You can find it when you’re alone in the midst of people. You can find stillness wherever you are, whatever you’re going through.…

  • Haiku – the whole of life

    ~ Choose the whole of life, Night and day, bitter and sweet. Find the key to peace. ~ When we accept that life is a series of highs and lows, and not the honeymoon we were hoping for, we find the key to living life in balance. We realize that what we are experiencing is…

  • What Makes Someone “Difficult”?

    “What makes someone difficult?   Essentially, it’s their energy. We don’t have to be students of quantum field theory or Buddhist metaphysics to sense how much the energies around us affect our moods and feelings.  What makes someone tough for you to take? Basically, it has to do with how your energies interact with theirs.…

  • Without Space

    To appreciate space, sometimes we must recognize what life is like without it. Instead of rushing headlong through your day to meet constant demands, or telling yourself you have to just get it over with, or picking up your device and getting distracted with the outer chaos and drama of the world…. take a moment…

  • Action or Motion?

    “To the disciples who were always asking for words of wisdom the Master said, ‘Wisdom is not expressed in words. It reveals itself in action.’ But when he saw them plunge headlong into activity, he laughed aloud and said, “That isn’t action. That’s motion.” ~ Anthony De Mello   I love this definition, and the…

  • Haiku – rainy days

    ~ Rainy summer days Can’t dampen the joy within  Find Your Middle Ground ~ Find your Middle Ground is about finding balance in life and coming home to our selves.  When we take time to pause and be mindful we open a door to our natural state of being  – accepting, loving, peaceful, kind and happy.…

  • A Mindful Question to Bring you Home

    This is a re-post worth sharing, especially if you have a few moments right now. Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As you begin to read this, choose whether you want to linger here for a mindful moment or skip by. Its up to you. Coming into the present moment and finding your Middle Ground is always a choice for…

  • The Angel of Struggle

    This story comes from Swami Kripalu. Let it bring some understanding to all of you who are struggling in life right now. “This world is a battlefield. Anyone born has to be a warrior, whether you’re a boy or a girl, man or woman, young or old, king or beggar, literate or illiterate, saint or…

  • Life is Like … a Symphony

    “As the great Confucius said, ‘The one who would be in constant happiness must frequently change.’ Flow. But we keep looking back, don’t we? We cling to things in the past and cling to things in the present… Do you want to enjoy a symphony? Don’t hold on to a few bars of the music.…