04 Dec

If all we can ever influence is the present moment, then creating as many perfect present moments as possible is a worthwhile endeavor. Just being present helps increase the quality and quantity of perfect present moments. Mindfulness is the Buddhist concept of light meditation at all times. For example, when you sit down for a meal, completely experience the food. Taste the flavor, temperature, texture of each bite. Feel how it feels to chew each bite. When you swallow, feel how it travels down your esophagus. Experience the meal as...

11:11 / Being present
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29 Jul

I love riding motorcycles, especially on a smooth, winding canyon road in the middle of a nature-scented summer evening.  On a motorcycle, on the odometer that measures the engine’s RPMs, there is a red zone.  When you rev the throttle, and the needle for the RPMs increases to the line where the black meets the red, you are said to be red-lining the bike.  The black zone is safe.  The red zone is not.  That’s not to say that anything will definitely happen i the red zone, but it might. As...

08:49 / Being present / Self-improvement / Success
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03 Jul

All of us get the opportunity to deal with difficult people. Whether they be managers at work, family members or even neighbors, we are not immune from having to interact with people that are so different than us that they rub us the wrong way and make it difficult to even be around. One of the things that I’ve learned is that these people can be ‘master teachers’ for us. We are told in an number of scriptures to love our enemies. It’s easy to love those who love us, but...

08:31 / Authenticity / Being present / Change / Coming from a place of love / Gratitude / Self-improvement
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16 May

Life is about change, transition, and evolution.  We see it in the seasons.  We see it in the cycle of life with birth and death. Perspective can create happy endings, and new beginnings during key times of transition, such as changing/losing a job, divorce, or moving. Nobody can change the past, so why not learn from it, embrace the experience, then let it go?  In any experience, good can be found.  Focus on what was good, what was learned, then let it go.  Close the door happily, so that you may look...

07:02 / Being present / Change / Self-improvement
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07 May

It doesn’t matter where you are, it matters that you make a decision to go someplace, chart your course, and get moving. I’ve noticed that happiness is a complete state of mind, based on progress towards something worthwhile.  It doesn’t have to be something earth-shattering, just worthwhile.  I remember planning an extended weekend trip to southern California.  There was as much fun in the planning, as there was on the trip.  The power of the imagination is mighty to create happiness.  Anticipation of a goal is longer-lasting than actually arriving at...

07:05 / Being present / Goals
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04 May

How resistant are you to change? How good are you just 'going with the flow'? Better yet, are you able to embrace change? Change happens all the time. In every moment, things are changing. Some changes are huge, some are small. Here's the secret, it's not the size of the change that matters, it's the resistance you create to the change that makes a change easy or difficult. The more difficult the resistance, the more difficult the change, regardless of size. Eckhart Tolle said "Accept-- then act. Whatever the present moment contains,...

09:20 / Being present / Self-improvement
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27 Apr

It seems like everybody wants the same thing; a nice house, nice car, work that is enjoyable, a happy family.  What’s funny is that it doesn’t take that much more energy to create huge dreams and goals.  Each individual can be a world-changer if they really want.  No limits have been set.  There is no ‘glass ceiling’ on potential.  Why is it that we settle?  Why is it that we ‘let’ things happen, instead of ‘make’ things happen? Sure, there are things that change our plans, but why do we let...

07:06 / Being present / Business / Inspiration / Self-improvement
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21 Apr

Too many times, we have a tendency to focus too much on the past and in the future. The reality is, all we have is right here, right now.  Creating a discipline of mind to completely enjoy and experience the present moment is definitely a worthwhile endeavor.  The Buddhists call this mindfulness, or complete awareness of the present. As a rule of thumb, spend 80% of your time living in the present, 5%-10% learning from the past, and 10%-15% planning for the future.   Enjoying the Present When you pay attention to the present, you...

07:10 / Being present
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07 Apr

Life is a precious gift, and how we choose to live it reflects how precious we value the gift of life and time. That’s not to say that to always be busy, filling our time, is the best use of time. In fact, just the opposite may be true. As an example, if you were to have a great meal, it would be much more enjoyable to be in the present, enjoy every bite, flavor, texture, scent, and taste of the food, instead of scarfing it down quickly. Many times...

17:16 / Being present / Coming from a place of love / Inspiration / Self-improvement
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