Reflection Meditation

12/10/2025

I enjoy the beautiful blue of the sea and sky. Vast, open, and boundless spaces invite us to breathe. The horizon tells the nervous system: You’re safe. You can rest. Nature teaches us calm through blue.💙

10/10/2025

Find your power in kindness!!✨✨It is World Mental Health Day today!🌞

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07/10/2025

THE JOY OF LETTING GO

I love the energy of this song, driven by the pounding drums and passionate vocals. It's not a quiet, calm joy—it's wild and freeing, like you’ve been holding your breath for years and finally exhale. We all crave this feeling.

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04/10/2025

Quote: Amit Ray
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29/09/2025

I have a desk calendar from Vex King, and I always look forward to reading his thoughts while I enjoy my coffee at the start of each day. This week’s lesson focuses on unlocking our minds to new possibilities.

I can easily check off "excitement" since I'm going to a concert for a singer-songwriter in the middle of the week. There’s something so invigorating about creative independence that truly fuels my enthusiasm for new adventures.

In the "exposure" category, I plan to cook something with parsnips, which will allow me to explore their wonderful earthy, sweet, and nutty flavours!

As for "openness," I see it as a challenge. I think I might try to find someone to talk to who is very different from me. The key here is to mix curiosity with courage.

So that’s my week: concert, parsnips, and possibly awkward but enlightening conversations. What about you—what’s your recipe for unlocking the mind?

27/09/2025

HANDS SHOW US THE WAY

Think about when you are cooking, clapping, catching a ball, writing on paper or tying shoelaces.

13/09/2025

STRESS SHIELD

While we can't always control which thoughts come to us, we can choose which ones we pay attention to, invest our energy in, or believe. It's similar to being at a busy train station—many trains (or thoughts) arrive and depart, but it's up to you to decide which one you want to board.

Here are some practical ways to choose one thought over another:

1. **Pause and Label**: When a thought arises, take a moment to label it, such as “That’s self-doubt” or “That’s fear of failure.” Naming the thought creates distance from it.

2. **Assess the Thought**: Ask yourself, “Does this thought serve me?” A quick filter is to consider, “If I keep thinking this, will it help me or harm me?” If the thought drains your energy, redirect your focus toward a more constructive thought. “What will they think?” → unhelpful; “I’ll prepare well.” → useful

3. **Redirect Your Attention**: Replace the unhelpful thought with something neutral or positive. Focus on your senses (e.g., “What colours do I see right now? What’s the texture of what I’m touching?”) or fixate on a task at hand (e.g., “What’s the next small step I can take?”).

4. **Use “Yes, but” Reframes**: Acknowledge the negative, then balance it with something true + supportive. "I don’t feel 100% ready, but I’ve handled things like this before.”

Use these steps like tools. You don’t need all four at once — just grab the one that fits the moment.

07/09/2025

LET IT ALL OUT

As a child, I loved the song "Shout," even though I didn’t understand the lyrics. The energy of the song made me feel like I was in a stadium. "Shout" is like a musical therapy session, helping to release suppressed emotions like anger, fear, pain, or sadness.

I recently learned that the band was inspired by Arthur Janov’s primal therapy. This therapy looks at the emotional and psychological issues that can come from repressed experiences in our early years. Janov believes we need to express those buried feelings through things like intense shouting or crying.

Some key lines in “Shout” really match up with Janov’s ideas:

Acknowledging emotional pain (“things I can do without”)
Facing feelings directly (“I’m talking to you”)
Promoting full emotional expression (“Shout, let it all out”)

Janov said that while shouting is important, true relief comes after, in reflection and understanding. I find this empowering, and the song still feels powerful today.

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31/08/2025

FAREWELL TO SUMMER

The little baby coots have grown up and left the lake I used to walk around, taking away the liveliness and brightness of summer. I feel a sense of sadness about this change, but that’s okay, there’s no need to always be positive. Each summer-to-autumn transition brings me a bit of grief, yet I celebrate the wonderful moments summer has given me: the vast blue sea and sky, midnight walks in the moonlight, reading by candlelight, early morning strolls accompanied by birds, ripe peaches and melons, the sounds of crickets, music festivals in the forest, bamboo lanterns sinking into the night, the ringing of church bells, storks perched on lampposts, sour cherry beers, and tropical lip balm!

30/08/2025

WHEN SILENCE SPEAKS

Have you ever noticed that the word "SILENT" contains the same letters as "LISTEN"? Is this merely a coincidence? There’s a profound difference between truly listening and waiting for your turn to speak. When you listen, set aside your monologues and pay attention to the cues beyond the other person`s words. Listening is a powerful act of respect and care.

I could not agree more with Alain de Botton who says, "When we`re in the company of people who listen well, we experience a very powerful pleasure, but too often, we don`t really realise what it is about what this person is doing that is so nice. By paying strategic attention to the pleasure, we can learn to magnify it and offer it to others, who will notice, heal - and repay the favour in turn. Listening deserves discovery as one of the keys to a good society. "

28/08/2025

FROM DESIRE TO DISCOVERY

This song expresses a sense of longing from the speaker, possibly for a place, time, or person. While longing can lead to obsession or dissatisfaction, it can also create a healthy tension that inspires reflection and personal growth, helping us recognise what truly matters in life. Get ready for beautiful visuals in the video!

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11/07/2025

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Bálint Lea Ráchel: Boldogságom erdeje (részlet)

Ma egész nap csak téged szerettelek
Közben firkáltam olvastam
egy legyet is fogtam
a görögdinnyén
de eleresztettem

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Fürödtem a folyóban
feküdtem a napon
és homokot csurgattam
az ujjaim közt

Egy táskarádió rém dolgokat kiabált
de a biciklista elszáguldott vele

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Szívemben tisztaság volt és béke.