Has this ever happened to you? You think about your ex and you feel this sudden rage or sadness. You feel angry about how he used you, tricked you, betrayed you and cheated on you. Alternatively, do you feel like he was “the one that got away’? You remember how handsome he was, the sound of his voice, how he made you feel, how smart he was, how kind and loving he was. You feel this empty void in your … Continue reading →
I remember when I was a kid, one of my favorite activities was to go outside to watch the sky actually the clouds. I would go with a few friends and we would lean back on the soft grass and just watch those clouds roll by. In fact, I still do this today and have posted pictures on social media like these. What made the whole thing fun was we’d be looking at the exact same thing, but my friends and … Continue reading →
There is this ancient Native American legend of a wise man who walked from town to town with one white wolf and one black wolf. He was walking from town to town with each wolf on either side. Now, it’s obvious to the townsfolk that the black wolf is very ferocious. If they get anywhere near that animal, it will tear them apart. That is not a theory, that is guaranteed. They were asking the old man, from a distance, … Continue reading →
One of the most common objections people have to meditation is that is some sort of religious experience. That somehow, some way, if you practice meditation or meditation paired with yoga, you are basically converted into a different religion. As a result, there is a lot of misconception regarding meditation. As meditation and other forms of mindfulness continue to grow in the American and Western European imagination, it’s going to continue to run into a whole range of misconceptions. Of … Continue reading →