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Give yourself permission to stop!
We live in a world where ‘doing’ is encouraged and even applauded both in the literal and figurative sense. To not be doing is somehow frowned upon and unacceptable. Through societal and familial constructs we then find this unacceptable to ourselves. Ever felt the feeling of not having something planned for the weekend and the fear of being asked what you have planned and if you are asked, the terrible and shameful feeling that ensues of somehow not being good enough and the associated negative thoughts about yourself. That’s just one example. I’m here to say that it’s ok to not be doing and sometimes it’s absolutely necessary and sometimes…
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Embracing the Unknown with Pema Chödrön – A Course on Letting Go
Embracing the Unknown So, what is this course all about? What does it mean to embrace the unknown? Firstly, Embracing the Unknown is a Four-Part Course on Letting Go and Welcoming Change It’s more than likely that you’ve heard of The Tibetan Book of the Dead. But what can this famous religious text tell you about living? Even though it is an intrinsic and unavoidable part of life, our culture as a whole doesn’t like to talk about death. For many of us, the concept is not only frightening, but nearly taboo—a grim shadow overhanging everything, silent and dreadful. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, it…
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Living from a Place of Surrender – Michael Singer 8 Week Course Review
Surrender – huh? Some of you may find yourself reading this blog because you may be asking yourself the following important questions: What does it mean to surrender? Why surrender? How do you really surrender? or What does it mean if you are living from a place of surrender? This article is essentially a review of the Michael Singer 8 Week Course, Living from a Place of Surrender. But before I get into that, I want to provide a little personal background which has prompted me to review this course. If that’s not for you, skip down to the review below. Falling off the Rat Wheel of Life We all…
