Find Your Middle Ground

Category: Self Discovery

  • * Believe Nothing

    “Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.” – Buddha A sage’s words and wisdom mean little in themselves. Let us all look to our own inner teacher and guide. Trust in…

  • * Inspiration – Roots and Rivers

    “To stay present in everyday life, it helps to be deeply rooted within yourself; otherwise, the mind, which has incredible momentum, will drag you along like a wild river.” Eckhart Tolle I really appreciated this gentle reminder to root into our being in order to calm the mind…. and so I’m paying it forward today…

  • * Inspiration – Tao knowing

    This is one of my favorite quotes from Lao Tzu.  Why not take time to pause and reflect on the words and how they resonate with you today.   Knowing the world is intelligent. Knowing yourself is enlightenment. Bending the world to your will takes force. Willing yourself to bend is true strength. Succeeding in…

  • * Breathe from your Middle Ground

    I am recovering from a lingering cold which has zapped the energy for several days. Today I’m finally breathing better and feeling more like my self again. It makes me appreciate my ability to breathe even more! I’ve written before about how our breath is connected with our wellbeing and emotional state. Noticing how we…

  • *Ego and the Small Pool

    As part of my explorations into ego and persona … I came across this froggy perspective! “The power of ego is like a little pool. In that pool, an egotistical person lives like a frog – his world is small, his borders insecure, and from this perspective, only his own thoughts, feelings, and voice seem to…

  • * Be Confused About What You Know

    “Until you are willing to be confused about what you already know, what you know will never grow bigger, better, or more useful.“                 – Milton Erickson We seek assurance in knowing. When we know, we feel more in control. But we forget that learning is infinite… Let’s be…

  • * Pondering – What’s Wrong?

    I woke up this morning with a memory that is still with me. Whenever I hear something out of the ordinary like a loud bang, or a groan, or even an unexpected noise outside. I call out “What’s wrong?”  This is an automatic knee jerk reaction of mine, and one I learned in my family…

  • * Reflections on Ego – “I” and “i”

    I have been reading more about ego as part of my exploration of the self in yoga. For practitioners (and interested peeps) this is the fourth observance or Niyama called svadhayaya. What I’ve discovered is that what I come across, builds on the foundations that I have written about before here and here. And ……

  • Moments of Pleasure and a Life Filled with Joy

    Are you a pleasure seeker or a joy seeker? Both Eckhart Tolle and Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras tell us that the difference between pleasure and joy lies in whether we focus on the outer world of our senses (pleasure) or our inner world of being (joy). Many people are pleasure seekers while others are…

  • * Awareness as Alchemy

    “Awareness is the greatest alchemy there is. Just go on becoming more and more aware and you will find your life changing for the better in every possible dimension. It will bring great fulfillment”. ~ Osho When we are able to bring awareness to our actions, thoughts and emotions we begin a journey of inner transformation.…

  • * You are a Human Magnet

    We have an amazing ability to change our thinking and ourselves … but it can be tantalizingly difficult to do so! Why? Because our own thinking and beliefs get in the way. One way of looking at this is to turn to science and then think of yourself as a human magnet. You attract what…

  • A Question for the Future

    At this time of year its natural to reflect back and then look forward to what the New Year might bring.  Some of us set game plans and goals to accomplish… Others have intentions around our own evolution and inner journey…  And some of us like to stay in the present moment. You know how…

  • * Haiku – new year

    ~ Time hurtling forward Pressure to bring about change. An other treadmill. ~ Find your Middle Ground Reflect and nurture your self Follow nature’s way ~

  • * Let Go and Find Yourself

    ” In the process of letting go you will lose many things from the past, but you will find yourself. It will be a permanent Self, rooted in awareness and creativity. Once you have captured this you have captured the world.”                Deepak Chopra  Letting go: Of every exhalation Of the…

  • * Mantra for Today – thoughts

    Today’s mantra is helpful when we notice we are creating stories about ourselves, situations and other people … Which means its helpful every moment of my days 🙂   My thoughts are not the truth (They are only my thoughts) The truth lies beyond our thinking. Take time to pause, meditate and sit with whatever…

  • * All Things Change

      All things arise Suffer change And pass away. This is their nature. When you know this … …you become still. It is easy. The Ashtavakra Gita We spend so much time and energy avoiding the way life actually unfolds, and most of the time we are unaware that we are doing this. We have…