We all experience reoccurring negative thoughts at some point in our lives. It might be when we replay an argument we have had with someone, or relive some past abuse which haunts us. When these negative thoughts arise, we are not living in the present moment any longer, but the past. How does this help … Continue reading Negativity
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Negativity
We all experience reoccurring negative thoughts at some point in our lives. It might be when we replay an argument we have had with someone, or relive some past abuse which haunts us. When these negative thoughts arise, we are not living in the present moment any longer, but the past. How does this help … Continue reading Negativity
Peace of mind
When I went for my early morning walk this morning, my head was filled with the chatter of my thoughts. Half the time I wasn’t even fully conscious of it but knew the buzzing was incessant. Then, as I turned the corner, two hares leapt out onto the path in front of me. They didn’t … Continue reading Peace of mind
Imagination
What greater gift has been bestowed on humans than imagination? We have health, legs to walk, hands to hold, ears to hear, eyes to behold, but any of that can be taken away, at any time, and for some, we never have that. But imagination...even if we have no legs, we can travel anywhere in … Continue reading Imagination
Difficult path
It is easy to love those whom you like, who make you happy and are caring and warm. Opening your heart to love those whom you dislike, this is not easy. Perhaps you feel someone is dishonest and twists the truth so that you are cast in a bad light. It is easy to grow … Continue reading Difficult path
Harmony
What come to mind when you think of harmony? Everyone working together? World peace? No arguments or strife? A piece of music may come to mind, the harmonious chords resonating with each other to create a stirring sound...but when we think of it in these terms, we realise that with harmony also comes division. A … Continue reading Harmony
Reading between the lines
It's not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy. The bee is praised, the mosquito is swatted.* To the drinkers in the beer garden, the wasp is nothing but an annoyance, yet to the gardener, the wasp is a friend who keeps down the greenfly and caterpillar population. Good can always … Continue reading Reading between the lines
Significance
If you think you are too small to make a difference, you haven't spent a night with a mosquito.* We have talked before about how important each and every one of us is, how we are like grains of sand, which make the whole beach, droplets of water which make the flowing river. The whole … Continue reading Significance
Sea of Consciousness
The mind is like the sea. Sometimes it is still and serene, at other times turbulent, troubled. It's depths are unfathomable and we do not know all that lurks there. It is made up of millions of tiny droplets, just like our minds have countless thoughts and processes, yet it is all connected together, the … Continue reading Sea of Consciousness
Zen musings 