It was morning in the world of Lirael, sky pale indigo, clouds drifting like spilled milk across a vast, enchanted orchard where the trees grew with blue leaves and shimmering silver fruit. The trunks were old and gentle, with roots curling over mossy stones, and everywhere, a warm breeze carried the scent of honey and … Continue reading A Walk in the Blue Orchard – Mindful Short Story
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Feeling Safe Comes Before Feeling Happy – The Biology of Healing
Most people think the way to escape anxiety or depression is to do more: exercise, work hard, socialize, or change how they think. Activity can help, but there’s a deeper biological truth beneath it.Before the body can generate real happiness, it must first believe it is safe. 1. Two Systems in the Human Body Human … Continue reading Feeling Safe Comes Before Feeling Happy – The Biology of Healing
You are not your feelings.
Separate emotion from identity. You are not your feelings . You can feel sad or anxious. But it doesn't mean you are a sad person or anxious person. You are you. Your feelings are yours. There is a important difference. You can feel them but you get to decide who you are and what you … Continue reading You are not your feelings.
Sometimes we don’t need formal learning, just need to listen to the quiet voice inside.
Some of the happiest, best people in the world have no formal understanding of complex history, philosophy or psychology. The instincts bestowed on us by nature and God are enough to live a full, happy, good life. And in fact often an education in the sciences and humanities can do more to push us away … Continue reading Sometimes we don’t need formal learning, just need to listen to the quiet voice inside.
YOUR NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AREN’T TRUE, THEY ARE JUST BAD HABITS. YOU CAN RETRAIN YOUR MIND TO STOP THEM. YOU’RE NOT STUCK. THERE’S HOPE!
YOU GET USED TO WHATEVER YOU DO If you’re used to thinking negatively,Your mind will start doing it automatically—by default.But you can retrain your mind.You do it by stopping negative thoughts as they come,And forcing yourself to think positively instead. That’s how you begin creating new grooves in your mind.And over time,You get used to … Continue reading YOUR NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AREN’T TRUE, THEY ARE JUST BAD HABITS. YOU CAN RETRAIN YOUR MIND TO STOP THEM. YOU’RE NOT STUCK. THERE’S HOPE!
The Tea Master’s Secret
A Calming Story For Weary Travelers In a quiet village nestled between rolling green hills and a silver river, there lived an old tea master named Kenji. He was known far and wide not for the finest tea leaves, nor the most expensive blends, but for the way his tea made people feel. Whenever someone … Continue reading The Tea Master’s Secret
A Guide to Contentment and Striving: Find Peace and Purpose
Contentment and striving seem like opposites. If you are content—truly feeling like you have enough—then why would you strive for more? On the other hand, if striving is necessary for survival and growth, does that mean contentment is just an illusion? This article provides the solution.
