Had to remind myself to practice RAIN yesterday…one of the smallest but useful tools in this quarters MBOX is the RAIN bookmark. 1. RECOGNIZE-yesterday for no reason I noticed I was feeling agitated. Perfect normal morning, beautiful day, went to farmers market..nothing big has to happen sometimes it just shows up. RECOGNIZING let’s me take […]
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In the busyness of life we can often have moments that feel out of our own control and anxiety can hold strong. One way to support ourselves in these moments is to have a physical crafting activity that can bring us to the present moment and build our mental muscle. Crocheting has measurable benefits in
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We have all kinds of different ways our minds can be caught with a bit friction and static. In fact most everyone will have this happen hundreds of times each day. When you NOTICE this happening envision your mind as an old fashioned radio with two dials. One dial determines the station you want to
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The pine cone’s number one job is to grow, protect, and release its seeds. The pine cone protects the seeds from the cold until the conditions are right for the seeds to germinate. What are the conditions you need to be an open pine cone? Pine cone’s are mother nature’s fingerprints no two are alike.
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Some great tips and reminders…. 1. Connect with community 2. Mindfulness 3. Learn something new (crocheting anyone ) 4. Exercise is in there as well so perhaps a mindful walk https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/10/14/923672884/sleepless-nights-hair-loss-and-cracked-teeth-pandemic-stress-takes-its-toll
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With all that is happening in our world right now, take a moment to find some peace in this storybook
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As I reflected on the week and wondering what my Friday thoughts would be I realized that this week was a bit hard for me to hold a Koan, that bigger deeper question, as I got busier throughout the week. My practical get it done mind might have took over a bit too much and
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EQUANIMITY: I have been studying equanimity at a deeper level recently. Equanimity in the most simple term is the ability to be able to hold hard and soft at the same time. The acknowledgement that we can hold both positive and negative at the same time is very powerful. When we put this into practice
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