Category: Self Discovery

  • * 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

  • Pondering – Rigid Thinking

    I used to think that people with stiff bodies were rigid thinkers. I really loved this idea … because after all I am a physically flexible person. I believed “I am not stiff, so therefore I am not a rigid thinker”. My ego really embraced the idea of being a flexible thinker! And then I…

  • * Haiku – mindless

    ~ Find Your Middle Ground Embracing mindful moments in our mindless days  ~   May we all slow down so we don’t lose sight of what truly matters. ❤️   If you are new to this site… Welcome! You can learn more about how to Find Your Middle Ground here.

  • * A Balanced Approach to Spark Change

    At certain times in our lives, we may feel we are stuck or disappointed in where we find ourselves. There is a sense that something has to change, but we may not be sure about what it is. All we know is that where we are, isn’t where we want to be… Rather than getting…

  • * Stop Trying to Let it go

    In a conversation with my friend Rikki the other day we talked about lessons from dogs. I hope you are listening Paul and Pharaoh over at Learning from Dogs “Letting go” came up  and Rikki noticed how there is a difference between a dog giving over a toy or ball, compared with a dog who…