Ironically, centring can mean acknowledging that everything is mostly composed of empty space, which connects us to everything else. Deep, conscious breathing is among the simplest and most rewarding forms of meditation. Mantras help by giving your mind something to … Continue reading Breath Mantra Meme for Centring the Self
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It’s not wrong thinking that leads us astray so much as thinking too much, which can cause paralysis, helplessness, and confusion. So the next time you’re stuck on the horns of a moral dilemma, climb down off your sacred cow, … Continue reading Journaling: Quit Thinking So Darn Much
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If you start riding down that dirt road You’ll pass, by turns, Long aisles of tamarack and pine (Just think of Glooscap) And then a stretch of poplar, birch, and maple (Think, now, of Robin Hood). The trees are shoed … Continue reading Poem: My Bicycle Route
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Trying to force creative production is ineffective, as creative forces don’t respond well to external pressure. To begin creative work we need only provide time and space to creativity and to then bid it come. Sometimes we’re at a place … Continue reading Journaling: Baiting Creativity
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The Star Trek writers’ frequent use of time travel is not just a clever speculative plot device. In each episode where time travel occurs, the characters are forced to accept the present as it is. Even in imagining that one … Continue reading Journaling: The Meaning of Time Travel on Star Trek
The Mindful Bard 