Find Your Middle Ground

Tag: being mindful

  • * Live Life Backwards

    I love this perspective … and its wisdom from George Carlin. I want to live my next life backwards:
 You start out dead and get that out of the way.
 Then you wake up in a nursing home feeling better every day.
 Then you get kicked out for being too healthy.
 You enjoy your retirement…

  • * Let Yourself Have Your Experience

    Inspiring words for those of you experiencing some stormy waves today. “Just as the depth and stillness of the ocean lie hidden beneath the stormy waves on its surface, so the power of your essential nature lies concealed behind all of your turbulent feelings. Struggling against your feelings only keeps you tossing around on the…

  • * Inspiration – Build in the Light

    “If you build a house it takes a few days, a few weeks or a few years. And everyone can see the result. But when we create something in the spiritual realm neither you nor anyone else can see anything. So nothing is certain. Nothing is clear. And you become unsettled, uncertain and assailed by…

  • * Ego Blooming Blogging

    I have been reading some beautiful, inspiring, challenging, reflective posts today. Catching up after the weekend. There is so much to appreciate from others. And a part of me wants to be more eloquent and poetic. A true craftsman of words and reflections on life. A real artist. And I feel a small contraction in…

  • * Surfing Meditation

    “When I’m out there on the ocean floating on my board, alone with the wind and the sky I’m excruciatingly aware of how small and insignificant I am in comparison to the awesome power of the water. It would be presumptuous of me to say that I surf the waves – in fact, the waves…

  • * MM Moments

    I was thinking about the little rituals and moments that I have during my days that bring me back into the present moment. We don’t need to go on retreat or drive to a studio for group meditation or yoga. Although it is really beneficial to have a formal daily practice, it can be difficult…

  • * The Potting Soil of Life

    I came across this quote about potting soil for inner blooming… and simply couldn’t resist it!  It’s a simple message full of wisdom for the highs and lows of life.   “Disappointment and distress can serve as rich potting soil that will enhance the color and scent of your inner flowers”. Omraam Mikael Aivanhov Dig…

  • * What Gets in The Way of Being Present?

    What prevents us from being present and finding our Middle Ground? In my experience there are 4 key things that get in the way. 1. The busyness of life. The external demands and lack of time. We get caught up in the roles we play and the expectations of others. We choose to do too…

  • * Simple Advice

    “The advice we give others is what we most need to give ourselves.”     Take a moment and think about what advice you tend to give others. Perhaps it is to slow down … to not be concerned about what others think … to be careful with their words … to be kinder ……

  • Inspiration – Life, Nature and Spirituality

    “What if our religion was each other If our practice was our life If prayer, our words. What if the temple was the  Earth If forests were our church If holy water, the rivers lakes and ocean. What if meditation was our relationships If the teacher was life If wisdom was self-knowledge If love was…

  • * Everything is Neutral

    The world we live in is one of energy and elements. In this world everything is neutral. It is our thinking that creates the idea of good and bad. Our thinking creates distinctions such as  “me” “us” and ‘them”. Our thinking creates attachment to things that give us pleasure and aversion to things that bring…

  • * Holding up the sky

    Originally posted on Lady Fi: Inside iron, you can find velvet; Inside the hard, a soft centre — And in the petal, there resides The strength to hold up the sky. For more stories, please visit: Skywatch.

  • * Water Those Roots

    Here we go … with more gardening metaphors for life. Lets face it,  you can’t keep a grateful gardener down 🙂 As I watered my pots yesterday I realized that we take the blooms for granted and sometimes forget that its important to pay attention and water those roots. Plants need their roots watered so…

  • * Inspiration – Teaching Ourselves

    Teach Yourself “No one is ever really taught by another each of us has to teach himself. The external teacher offers only the suggestion, which arouses the internal teacher, who helps us to understand things.”                             Swami Vivekananda From “Yoga Gems” edited…

  • Inspiration From a Little Waterfall

    I walked two of the dogs this morning along our road and stopped a while at the little waterfall on Paper Mill. You can see how the sunlight captures the moving water and the dappling of the shadows. The noises were of rushing water and birdsong, and a distant lawn mower. No fragrance from the…

  • * Today’s Quote – Thich Nhat Hanh

    Inspirational words from Thich Nhat Hanh. Thank you Theresa at Soul Gatherings.