Mindfulness for Me

02/10/2023

🍁 Just one space remaining for next Sunday 🍁

29/09/2023

17/09/2023

A wise message at this new moon and every time 💜

25/08/2023

I've made the decision to become more involved (virtually) with Grateful Living - an organisation I've been following for some time. They have an online forum where the community can join to appreciate and show gratefulness for many aspects of life and I want to embed my practice further.
One of the short films I spotted is this one, which I thought I'd share.
Http://grateful.org

In this short Green Renaissance film, Vicki Thomas shares an invitation to look closely and be moved by the awe of the natural world.

20/06/2023

This is free and the teachers are highly respected- I’ve signed up to enjoy it and wanted to share more widely 💜

28/05/2023

THERE IS MORE FOR YOU

There is more for you
than what never showed up.
More than what never came to be.
More than what couldn’t transpire
or find a way to work out,
and it looks like healing
and shaped like possibility.
Let down by family or parents,
past dreams and expectations.
Put off by relationships,
romances, careers and ideations.
There’s another path to explore
and alternate routes to travel.
There’s a tribe meant to welcome,
with encouragements to fuel you.
There are hearts that want to hold you,
and kindnesses that long to see you through.
There are other ways to meet with love,
as kinships waiting in the wings.
There are fresh fields to run in
and warm pools to swim.
Hold on bright child,
there is more than
what never appeared...
❤️

(-caption written by Susan Frybort. Quote from her magnificent book, ‘Open Passages’)

27/04/2022

"Life is amazing.
And then it's awful.
And then it's amazing again.
And in between the amazing
and awful, it's ordinary
and mundane and routine.

Breathe in the amazing,
hold on through the awful,
and relax and exhale during
the ordinary.

That's just living
heartbreaking,
soul-healing,
amazing,
awful,
ordinary life.

And it's
breathtakingly
beautiful."

🌞 L.R. Knost

26/04/2022

26/04/2022

Take a breath, my friend.

If you are anxious, breathe.
If you are worried, breathe,
If you are sad, breathe.
If you are nervous, breathe.
If you are tired, breathe.
If you are lonely, breathe.
If you are angry, breathe.
If you are bored, breathe.
If you are unsure, breathe.

Take a breath, my friend.

If you are anxious, you are still enough.
If you are worried, you are still enough.
If you are sad, you are still enough.
If you are nervous, you are still enough.
If you are tired, you are still enough.
If you are lonely, you are still enough.
If you are angry, you are still enough.
If you are bored, you are still enough.
If you are unsure, you are still enough,

You are enough.
You are always enough.
You are more than enough.

You are wonderful.

Breathe.

-Rachel


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21/04/2022

If you feel lost, disappointed, hesitant, or weak, return to yourself, to who you are, here and now and when you get there, you will discover yourself, like a lotus flower in full bloom, even in a muddy pond, beautiful and strong ..

~Masaru Emoto ~

Artist Olga Cuttell

03/04/2022

I watched this last evening and highly recommend it - it's just 27 minutes long. Thich Nhat Hanh was one of the most remarkable people, certainly the most influencial emissary for peace in the last 100 years, and the person who brought mindfulness into the public arena. It's also a poignant film, because, although Thay's work arose in response to war in his homeland Vietnam, the relentless urge for war is still the reality for many countries today. You will be moved and inspired.💜

Watch the remarkable film, A Cloud Never Dies, for an in-depth look at the life and teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay), streaming now on the Plum Village YouTube page: https://buff.ly/35pTcHE

The film is an inspiring glimpse into the life of a humble Buddhist monk who emerged from the suffering and violence of the Vietnam war to bring the practice of mindfulness and a vision for peace to the world.

01/04/2022

01/04/2022

Let's keep ourselves on track, and stay in the present moment whenever possible. It looks so good in there!

mindfulness, love and compassion

11/03/2022

I did my best today. ✨

09/03/2022

Remember that bringing yourself fully into the present moment, either by following the breath, or engaging yourself in a task, or a creative project, you are developing an inner resilience. Look for activities which will rejuvenate you, inspire you, motivate you, soothe you. Simply worrying won't change the situation which is causing anxiety, but you can change your mindset for a while 💛

08/03/2022

This 👇👍

24/02/2022

A lovely calming video about mindful breathing, I love the singer’s beautiful clear voice 💜

26/01/2022

How much time and energy do we invest in worrying, when instead we could pray for, or turn our focus onto what outcome we want to happen? 💜

22/01/2022

Take my hand.
We will walk.
We will only walk.
We will enjoy our walk
without thinking of arriving anywhere.
Walk peacefully.
Walk happily.
Our walk is a peace walk.
Our walk is a happiness walk.
Then we learn
that there is no peace walk;
that peace is the walk;
that there is no happiness walk;
that happiness is the walk.
We walk for ourselves.
We walk for everyone
always hand in hand.
Walk and touch peace every moment.
Walk and touch happiness every moment.
Each step brings a fresh breeze.
Each step makes a flower bloom under our feet.
Kiss the Earth with your feet.
Print on Earth your love and happiness.
Earth will be safe
when we feel in us enough safety.

(from “Call me by My True Names – The Collected Poems of Thich Nhat Hanh”, Parallax Press, 2005.)

22/01/2022

Thich Nhat Hanh has been a source of wisdom and insight for me for over 25 years. I learned so much about mindfulness and living mindfully from him. He passed away peacefully last night in Vietnam, aged 95. I feel so blessed at how he has touched my life. Sounds True are commemorating Thay’s life by offering a free download of some of his teachings to everyone 💜🌸💜

Beloved teacher and author Thich Nhat Hanh passed away peacefully on January 21, 2022, at the age of 95. 💙 Thay, as he was known to his students, launched so many of us at Sounds True on our journeys into the miracle of deep presence.

If Thay touched your life in some way, we hope you’ll take a moment to breathe, and then to appreciate and remember him with us.

In celebration of his life and teachings, please enjoy a complimentary copy of his 6-hour audio program Living Without Stress or Fear.

Download here >> https://bit.ly/3fKWE10

16/01/2022

Do you show yourself compassion? Try saying these phrases out loud to yourself and notice how it feels.....

Self-compassion phrases to support you in any moment. 🙏🏽
• May I be free from fear
• May I treat myself with kindness
• May I love myself just as I am
• May I know my own goodness
• May I give myself the compassion that I need

05/01/2022

Are you able to start each day afresh, or are you dragging the energy from all the days before it into your new one? At the start of a new year, why not begin a gratitude diary to record all the positive things that happen? By the end of the year, it will be a marvellous thing to read, and noticing what's good about your life will have become a habit 🧡💜

31/12/2021

This is going up on my wall, to be looked at every day in 2022 💜

31/12/2021

On this last day of the year, this feels very apt. Let’s renew our practice of self care starting today 💜

“We live inside our minds so much…” said Bear. “Make it as safe & nice & kind a place to be as possible.”

©Tara Shannon, 2021


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27/12/2021

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26/12/2021

This is so true 💜

06/12/2021

A thought for the start of this week 💜

Meaningful life. ✨️

05/12/2021

It's so important to listen to your mind, body and soul- and give them what they need most 🧡

Vibrant Earth Nature Connections

Time to heal. ✨️

28/11/2021

This is so true 🧡

Thankfulness. 🙏

26/11/2021

You are not your feelings.
You just experience them.
Anger, sadness, hate, depression, fear.
This is the rain you walk in.
But you don’t become the rain.
You know the rain will pass.
You walk on
And you remember the soft glow of the sun that will come again ..

~ Matt Haig~

Artist Tara Turner

26/11/2021

I've started a new dietary regime to improve my gut health, which I'm keen to do, both to set me up well for the year to come and to redress some of the damage that has been caused over my lifetime. I find at this time of the year, as we are being encouraged to feast, to dine out, and to eat in excess, that these Five Contemplations are so helpful, encouraging us to eat mindfully and with respect 🍂🧡🍂

"When we eat a meal, there are two objects of our mindfulness: the food and the people who are there with us during the meal. Practicing in this way we are sure to find better ways of consuming food without exploiting our Earth and other living beings. Before eating a meal you can read, either aloud or to yourself, the Five Contemplations. Of course we don’t just read the Contemplations but we meditate on the words throughout the meal."

- The Mindfulness Survival Kit by Thich Nhat Hanh