There are two main categories of meditation: focused attention and open awareness. In this post I’ll explain the difference between the two, and cover some other related types of meditation you might have come across. Focused Attention Meditation Focused attention meditation, also called concentrative meditation, is when your attention is focused on a single object.…Read More
22 Best Mindfulness Books for Kids
In a fast-paced and often confusing world, small minds are bombarded with emotions and feelings that are often difficult to make sense of. For this reason, studies show that children are increasingly suffering from stress, anxiety, and even depression. Practicing mindfulness can help kids learn to focus, manage stress, regulate emotions, and develop a positive…Read More
How to Meditate: The Easy Meditation Guide
Starting a meditation practice may be one of the best decisions you’ll ever make. But how exactly do you begin? What is meditation and what kind will be right for you? Perhaps you’ve heard that meditating has positive benefits, but what are they? What is Meditation? In the simplest terms, meditation is a practice where…Read More
Moving Life Advice from a Dying Woman
This post was originally written on Facebook by a beautiful young woman named Holly Butcher. She wrote it before she lost her battle with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare form of cancer. Holly was 27-years-old when she passed away. Her last letter is a stark reminder of just how precious life is, how much we take for granted,…Read More
How to Make a New Year’s Resolution That Works
Most people set a broad New Year’s Resolution, one that they have probably set a number of times before. While setting a New Year’s resolution feels positive at the time, the outcome can end up feeling quite negative. For example: if your goal is to lose 20 lbs by April, and you don’t achieve this,…Read More
Why You’re Never Too Old to Start Again
The biggest mistake people make is that they quit too early. They give up on themselves. I don’t mean early as in one year in, or even one week or one month. I’m talking about quitting before you’re 30, 40 or 50. I’m talking about having something that you really want to do in life…Read More
No Leaders Please – By Charles Bukowski
This is a wonderful poem by Charles Bukowski. It’s about remaining fluid, creative, independent and present in life. I’ll give you my thoughts below the poem, but first I’ll let you read through and establish your own without my influence. No Leaders Please invent yourself and then reinvent yourself, don’t swim in the same slough.…Read More
Why I Hate Running But 10 Reasons I Will Never Stop
I don’t like running long distances. I started out running cross-country in school at around 11 years old and, after a year or so, I’d had enough. I went on to run the 1500 meters on track, but I only did it because I was the best of the bunch at it in PE and…Read More
A Review of Sounds True (the spiritual store)
Armed with just a tape recorder and a tiny studio, a woman with a passion for sharing spiritual wisdom decided to follow her dream. In 1985, Tami Simon founded what we know now as a very successful multimedia publishing company – Sounds True. Growing from a one-woman company to a business that employs more than…Read More
How to Overcome a Run of Bad Luck & Start Winning Again
Bad luck can be pretty difficult to cope with, particularly when it seems to be targeting you and no one else. My mother always said that bad luck comes in bouts of three. It does often seem that way, too, though perhaps I have convinced myself of this theory. There have been times on a…Read More