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Caring for our military personnel with meditation and gratitude
I can honestly say I have no clue what it would be like to serve in the military. My dad and his buddies served in WWII, but beyond that I don’t have much personal knowledge. I do have one good friend...
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How meditation helps overcome addiction and compulsive behaviors
We all have areas in our life where we struggle to stay in control. The battle is one part of ourselves unable to control another part of ourselves. Meditation helps because it’s a chance to sit down...
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World’s Happiest Man? How meditation changes the brain and what you are
You know that exercise is vital to a fit body. What can you do to improve the functioning of your brain, and thus yourself and your life? Or even simply to be happier? In an October 2012 article in the...
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Sadness no, Crying yes
I don’t believe that sadness has much value, but I do like a good cry. I jotted this sentence, “It is with great, great, great sadness that I have decided…” But, that’s bullshit. Delete. Delete....
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Poem: Easily Found
Time slows down and I can see myself Getting shaky Beginning to turn red Eyes starting to water About to lose my head I’m letting them get to me I’m making myself crazy I’m on the verge of losing it I...
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Poem: Discombobulated
Bumped into you I’m discombobulated Give me just a sec To freshen up – About the poem: In Sahaja meditation I learned about something I’d experienced a lot, but never named. That is, that when we...
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Poem: A Happy Place
When you look at me What do you see? Is my face A happy face? And how does it feel Sitting next to me? Is it A happy place? About the poem: Inner peace is outwardly obvious. I wrote a book about...
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Poem: A Quiet Hope …a Haiku
The caterpillar Stops eating, stops crawling, then Spins a quiet hope .. About the poem: It’s not continuing the same busy way of life that brings change. It’s the stopping, the quiet, the hope that...
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Poem: Before you hit me …a Haiku
Can you ask yourself, ‘Hmm, will this make it better?’ …Before you hit me .. About the poem: It’s not okay to hit a kid or anyone. Those who hit were likely hit themselves as kids. How can we be the...
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Poem: Wow, I Love Now
Wow, wow! I love now Now that I know how Now is always wow! … Wow, wow How’s your now? If it’s not wow You can learn how Start now! Wow! .. About the poem: I’m just a sayin’, it’s not that hard to...
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Poem: The Silence Calls Me
The silence calls me Loud and clear Asking me to come By myself To be my Self - About the poem: Spending time in alone in silence has a powerful, healing impact on me. I tend to behave better, and...
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Poem: Nowhere to Go
Nowhere to go Nothing to do I’m perfectly happy Just sitting next to you - About the poem: This poem was published in my book, With Open Arms. It’s kind of a mantra for me, to try to bring this...
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Poem: Peaceful, Powerful
When I am peaceful, Then I am powerful When I am peaceful, Then I am Love - About the poem: There’s no other way to do good in the world, than to maintain that peaceful feeling in your heart first....
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Poem: Big Bulgy Eyes
I stepped You jumped But then you waited Big bulgy eyes Gazing at me Your mouth Not smiling or unsmiling You looked so perfect Under that lily I just had to sit Near you Smiling Gazing at your Big...
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Poem: Meander
A million thoughts run through my head Too many things to do The only thing to do Is to take a walk Meander Be amazed By every detail Then sit And be Soon I just know What to do – About the poem: I...
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Poem: Crack in the Forcefield
Woop Woop Captain, we’ve been hit! Good juju levels are dropping Dangerously low! Status report? Encountered a negativity storm We had a crack in the forcefield Losing power fast! Oh, my bad Let me fix...
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Poem: Steep Spires
The steep spires The stained glass The carved statues The old books The unhappy people Posed questions They couldn’t answer When all along The answers I sought Were in a patient part I simply needed...
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Poem: A Few Minutes
Let me take Just a few minutes Of my day To simply be A few minutes Is enough To notice To see A few minutes To be still To be full of thanks Fills the bill A few minutes To fully arrive To feel one...
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Poem: Compared to a Sky of Blue
All the emails waiting For me Are nothing Compared to a towering tree All the facts and figures I know Are nothing Compared to the glistening snow Proposals, deadlines and reports That are due Are...
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Poem: Stillness
Projects and deadlines World-class boxing matches Battling it out in my brain Scenarios and conversations making laps Like the Daytona 500 No one can work in this mess Time out for stillness Ding ding...
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