THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Are you taking time to be quiet and meditate

SONG OF THE WEEK

“Take control of your mind and meditate”. Focus on your objective, don’t waste your energy on the things you can’t control. https://youtu.be/WpYeekQkAdc

SONG OF THE WEEK

“Take control of your mind and meditate”. Focus on your objective, don’t waste your energy on the things you can’t control. https://youtu.be/WpYeekQkAdc

SIT, MEDITATE, AND TRUST

A few days ago, I read this quote by Sylvia Bookstein, which read, “Don’t just do something. Sit there.” I had spent some time thinking about what this means to me personally, but this morning as I was thinking more about trust, I began to think about how it is one’s meditation practice, which awakens our ability to trust in the knowledge that all the wisdom and compassion we need in life is already within us. When I take the time to sit there and spend time with me, then I become more aware of all of who I am, the good, the bad, and the ugly. I get to sit with my passions, my aggression, my wisdom, and my ignorance. I remember Pema Chodron talking once about a form of meditation, which meant tranquility insight. It was through this approach to meditation, which one was able to get to know each other. We gain peace and trust with and within ourselves when we get to know all of ourselves.

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