Tag: helpful tips
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Dopamine, Desire, and the Middle Way
We learn this pattern early. The holidays make it obvious. We stretch anticipation on purpose, counting days, hiding gifts, building suspense. Excitement lives in the waiting. There is warmth in that. But there is also a lesson absorbed quietly: happiness is something that comes later.
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Have We Busied Ourselves Out of a Life?
We wear busyness as proof of importance. We confuse full calendars with full lives. Somewhere along the way, being busy stopped being a temporary condition and became an identity.
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What is a thought?
Given our thoughts become actions, it seems skillful to co sided our thought life – beginning with a simple question. What is a thought?
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OCD as Meditation Practice: When a Compulsion Becomes a Mantra
In the case of tracing a pattern in the carpet, the mind settles almost naturally. By meeting the movement with awareness rather than resistance, I can deepen my practice in real time. I am not pulled toward the experience or pushed away from it. The internal commentary quiets. What remains is direct contact with the…
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The Flip Side of Life
What happens when we stop replaying the same old tune Before streaming and playlists, we bought music on 45-rpm vinyl singles. The hit song lived on the A-side. The B-side wasn’t something you stumbled into. It didn’t play automatically.You had to physically flip the record over to hear it.And most of us rarely bothered. Yet…
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Your Mind and Unwelcome Guests
“The mind is not attacking us. It is doing exactly what it was built to do, rehearse old pain in the hope of preventing new pain. The freedom comes when we finally realize we do not have to invite every thought inside and give it the run of the house.”
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What if Beatles sang ‘Let it Go’ instead of ‘Let it Be’?
How different would the world feel if the Beatles had written Let It Go instead of Let It Be? Picture it: Paul at the piano, eyes closed, singing earnestly,“Let it go, let it go, let it go…” The song still tops the charts, but the message shifts.A generation grows up believing peace requires action, that…
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Get On with Actual Living: A Mindful Reframing of Goal Setting
Happy Monday, friends — We’re still a couple of months away from goal-setting season, but this topic has been on my mind for a while. I’m also hearing more people talk about their “future selves” across different platforms, so now feels like the right time. Read it now or save it for January—either way, you…
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Zen and the Art of the Scroll
Slow Your Scroll – Wise Social Media Habits You open Instagram for inspiration. Just a quick look, you tell yourself. Ten minutes later, you’ve compared your writing, your breakfast, and possibly your entire life to three strangers with better headlines and a cat who somehow has better engagement. You’re not angry at yourself, just amused…
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The Science of Staying Awake While Trying to Sleep.
Or, “I Thought I Was Practicing Self-Care. Turns Out, I Was Practicing Insomnia.” For years, I believed I had the perfect bedtime ritual. TV until 10. Phone until 11. Fireplace blazing like a luxury lodge. Weighted blankets, flannel sheets, and a room warm enough to grow orchids. Two dogs, two cats, one husband, and a…
