Tag: meditation
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Life Path – Part One
So why should you listen to me? What about my life makes me qualified to speak about spirituality? I like to think my life experience and book knowledge are fairly equal in breadth and depth. I enjoy researching topics that interest me and one topic that I never seem to grow tired of researching is…
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Maslow’s, Mindset, & Meditation
NOTE: The past two weeks have been madness trying to get my two little ones on schedule and ready for the new school year. So first and foremost, thank you for your patience with me and trying to figure out the first week of school! I am now at a point where I can…
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My Breathing Exercise – Part One
Ujjayi Breath : “Victorious” Breath – Ocean Breath With my spiritual practice, much of it centers around my breath. Spearmint is better than pizza with the aromatherapy of this practice, so I do try to keep mints around while I practice this meditation as a personal preference. The breath is our life force so controlling…
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Video Games With My Son
I play video games. More than that, I love video games. From my perspective, they give the experience of walking through art (the ones I play anyway). I enjoy video games for multiple reasons. They have taught me a lot about my emotions, what triggers them, and how to help control them through playing. I…
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John Bryan State Park
Hiking with my daughter John Bryan State Park is a 752-acre park that includes a National Natural Landmark, Clifton Gorge, rock climbing, rappelling, camping, and hiking. The park this time of year is beautiful and full of life. Lush green trees and happy birds accompanied my daughter and I during our hike. The temperature that…
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Trampoline Park : Birthday Party
It was my daughter’s birthday recently and she decided to celebrate at a trampoline park. This would be a first for all of us and I couldn’t help but wonder what the outcome might be. With kiddos this usually means one of two extremes: AWESOME!! Or AAAAHHHHHH!! There’s usually no in between with a new…
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What is Mindfulness?
For me, mindfulness incorporates many modalities such as meditation, self-love, and spirituality. The definition of meditation contains mindfulness whereas the definition of mindfulness incorporates awareness. Thus, making mindfulness a broader concept for describing a state of being. Meditation I bring mindfulness into every action throughout the day and thus make everyday, all day, a meditation…