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In a post a few months back, I introduced the “Magic Mindfulness Question”. That question was “What’s happening?” I truly love that question for its power, its ability to focus the attention on what’s happening now, inside of us (our thoughts and feelings), around us, and by us, what we’re up to. Now, I would Read more
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Whether or not you’ve read Alice in Wonderland, you’re almost certainly familiar with the expression, and the experience, of going down a rabbit hole. Generally, it means that you’ve become engrossed in a line of thinking or research to such an extent that you’re not able to come back to familiar territory – you’re a Read more
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If the title of this post intrigued you, you’re not alone. In my decades of teaching mindfulness, the most common preoccupation of my students was the question “Why?” Let’s be honest – training attention takes time, is sometimes really challenging, and is not a lot of fun. So why on earth would anyone start down Read more
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Have you ever heard a child who has broken something or hurt someone exclaim “I didn’t do it on purpose”? That line is used as a kind of excuse, a justification suggesting that it was accidental, not intentional, and therefore the kid shouldn’t be punished for it. I’d like to apply that concept to the Read more
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The holiday season is upon us and for a lot of people, that can mean additional stress that, frankly, we don’t need. Typical stresses include the stress of long-standing family patterns playing out, or abandoning our diets and exercise routines, or spending money we don’t have, staying up late and over-consuming. How can we bring Read more
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