Find Your Middle Ground

Category: Self Discovery

  • * We can lead a horse to water …

    I talk a lot about how we can all find time to pause, connect inwards and find peace; become aware of habits and conditioning; learn to let go; see things from different perspectives; be more compassionate to others and more loving towards ourselves; recognize ego and embrace the connections between us all and a universal…

  • * Say Yes to What’s Here

    What’s alive in you? Say yes to what’s here in this moment. Everything else is history or projecting into the future. How you see yourself is based on past experiences that are now memories and images of what you imagine. You are always changing. Life is always flowing. Yet your essence remains constant. Say yes…

  • * What do you look for in Yoga?

    I subscribe to the Yoga Journal magazine, and I must be honest here and let you know that it looks more like a fashion magazine and Bally’s commercial than a journal about yoga. Why? Because I come away feeling pressured to be younger, skinnier and more beautiful. There can be some great articles in between a bunch…

  • The Witness

    When I can be the witness all manner of miracles occur- old wounds heal, the past reveals itself to be released, present dramas play themselves out without sinking emotional talons into my soft skin. The witness welcomes truth and dares to meet reality on its own terms, It is the ground in which the seeds…

  • * Its Never too Late for Self Acceptance

    I came across this old photograph (of me and my twin brother) and not longer after, found an exercise on self acceptance. Turns out they both went well together. To find out why, please read the exercise below…. and take some time in doing it for yourself. Step One Imagine someone you love and admire…

  • You are Not the Problem

    “The central problem is not that You think too highly Of yourself. Nor is it that You think too lowly Of yourself. Instead, it is that You think constantly Of yourself.” Wu Hsin from The Lost Writings of Wu Hsin (This was long before John 3:30 and C.S. Lewis with their definition of humility.) Is…

  • * Lighten Up … control

    It was a sad and disappointing day when I discovered my Universal Remote Control did not, in fact, control the Universe. (Not even remotely) 😎  

  • * Roots of Hope

    This poem was shared at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in our 300 hour Mod 4 sangha. It fills me with hope and possibility. Keep these words close to inspire you in your practice of yoga, meditation or life 💛 Roots of Hope  Thankfully the roots of hope run deep. And when we get…

  • * Be the Being you are

    Let yourself be the being you are This being that you are, is in the deep core of your living experience In this very moment This being is beyond anything you can think The living presence is beyond any self image It is the essence of you Drop any notion you have of yourself right…

  • * Pondering – accepting what is

    I woke up this morning pondering how it is so hard to accept what is. Our brains say – yes I get it. We may even bring it into mindful awareness every day through meditation or yoga. We think we have it handled, and then … out of the blue we find ourselves getting impatient,…

  • * Your Life is Your Message

    “Once, while Mahatma Gandhi’s train was pulling slowly out of the station, a European reporter ran up to his compartment window. “Do you have a message I can take back to my people?” he asked. It was Gandhi’s day of silence, a vital respite from his demanding speaking schedule, so he didn’t reply. Instead, he…

  • * Inspiration – life is…

    I really enjoy this reminder of how to live life fully from Mother Teresa. Its so grounding and yet full of possibilities. Take your time with each pearl of wisdom, and notice the one that touches your heart today 💙 “Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a…

  • * Being There For Yourself

    This post is inspired by one earlier (Being There is Enough) where the focus was on being there for someone else. Now it is your turn. xo Sometimes all we can do is to be there for our selves… Being present to our inner state, without judgment or temptation to fix. Setting aside our urge…

  • * Being There is Enough

    Sometimes all we can do is to be there for the other person … Being present to their inner state, without judgment or temptation to fix. Setting aside our own personal needs and urges to make things different or somehow “better”. Attempting to evaluate the pieces and mould them into solutions that make sense. In…

  • * Haiku – new frontiers

    ~ Find your Middle Ground New frontiers to be explored Traveling inward ~   If you are new to this site – welcome! To find out more about Finding your Middle Ground please click here.  

  • * Not always straight

    Originally posted on Mindfulbalance: It may be that when we no longer know what to do, we have come to our real work, and when we no longer know which way to go, we have begun our real journey Wendell Berry, The Real Work photo Anna16