Posts Tagged ‘mindfulness’
TIME TO TURN TURTLE, Part 3 || By Rev. Mary Coday Edwards, MA
Turn turtle: Flip your way of thinking, as I’ve written in my last two blogs. When I lived in Jakarta, Indonesia, I met a woman who started a cottage industry recycling Jakarta’s vinyl/plastic packaging material. This plastic material encased many products—laundry soap, shampoo, toothpaste, and drink pouches that came with straws. The garbage heaps were…
Read MoreHow to Digest Something When You Didn’t Choose to Eat It || By Stephanie Boulton, MA, LPCC
Of course, I’m not talking about food; I’m alluding to changes that happen to us that we didn’t choose to make, the things that don’t really fall under our control, like the price of eggs, being laid off, or having a family member push our boundaries. This also includes but definitely is not limited to:…
Read MoreThe Power of Uncertainty || by Catherine Dockery, MA, Conscious Aging Facilitator
“We are frequently in error but rarely in doubt.” – Ellen Langer, PhD Certainty and Its Limits First, let’s talk about certainty. We love certainty. It feels good. Certainty is the feeling of confidence when we’ve figured things out. “I’ve got it!” We smile. It feels like life is good and everything fits into place.…
Read MoreHoliday Presence || By Victoria Bresee MA, MAR, CHt.
Does your chest tighten and heart race, just thinking about the next few days? Do you wonder how you’re going to get everything done? Are you already dreading having to spend time with certain people? Are you worried about your finances? No matter what our religious beliefs, December in America can run us through the…
Read MoreAssumptions, Negativity Bias, & Staying Mentally Healthy During Election Season || By Lora Cheadle, JD CHt
You’ve may have heard the old adage that when you assume things, you make an ass out of both u and me, (ass-u-me, get it?) and if you’re anything like me, you try not to make assumptions. But if you are human, you also have what’s known as a negativity bias. A negativity bias is…
Read MoreHow do we know, what we know to be true? Critical realism as a guide to the real || By Rev. Mary Coday Edwards, MA
My reality includes an interconnected universe, full of potentialities and one where my efforts matter. How do I justify these claims of knowledge of what I believe to be true about reality? “I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned.” Physicist Richard Feynman, Nobel Prize Winner I am…
Read MoreRefining Our Lives || By Marielle Grenade-Willis MA, LPCC
As we move into the final month of summer, I am beginning to feel that life is ramping up. I don’t know if the background anxiety I feel is occurring in tangent with a larger systemic shift such as the beginning of the school year, but I can sense an urgency to prioritize and reorganize…
Read MoreSurrender or Control – Which One Serves You Best? II By Lora Cheadle, JD CHt
What do you do when life throws you a curve ball? Do you fight for control, muscle up, power through, and do what it takes to overcome, or do you surrender? Or does it depend on the situation? If you have ever made a bigger mess out of an already challenging situation, then you might…
Read MorePlanting the Garden of Our Mind II By Victoria Bresee MA, MAR, CHt.
Planting season is just around the corner. Have you started looking at those colorful, exciting seed catalogs? Have you already figured out what you’re going to plant this spring? It takes some planning, doesn’t it? Do you give any thought about what you are planting in your mind, or do you just let in whatever…
Read MoreWhen Fantasy Becomes Fixation II By Marielle Grenade-Willis, MA, LPCC
Whenever I feel lost in the world, I turn to Tara Brach’s archive of inspirational talks on mindfulness. Just hearing Brach’s voice helps to instill a sense of calm within me amidst a very busy mind. I generally pride myself on not only being in touch with my emotions but also expressing them clearly to…
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