sharon | July 15, 2010
Here are three simple words to help you through your day: CALM – STRONG – AWARE The next time your mind wants to be scattered or frantic about something, take a few deep breaths and say these words to yourself. Notice carefully what happens when you not only say them, but feel the intention of [...]
sharon | April 29, 2010
In the spring there are numerous media features suggesting different ways to renew, refresh, revitalize and/or restore ourselves to beauty, to health, to new energy. Purification remedies and diets, visits to the spa, recommitting to an exercise program, planting new things in the garden, are just a few of the many suggestions for reconnecting with [...]
sharon | December 18, 2009
Loving Kindness is a basic teaching in most of the major religions of the world. In Buddhism, Loving Kindness is a way for us to move from a “me” centered perspective to paying attention to another, or others. Being able to be present with another person’s pain–whether emotional, physical or spiritual–requires us to be open [...]
sharon | August 9, 2009
The mind is like a radar system. It’s always scanning for something on which to focus its beam of awareness. Pay attention to what your mind searches for to offer an opinion, inner comment, or evaluation about. Noticing the themes of our scanning mind provides useful insights into our habit patterns of thinking. Revealing these [...]
sharon | April 14, 2009
See if this scenario sounds familiar. Someone makes a comment, observation, or offers an opinion about something. You find yourself responding to that comment with great certainty that you are right–unquestionably, unequivocally right? I call this the bear-trap mind response. Snap! Gotcha! No pause, no time to reflect or question what’s about to come out of my mouth. I [...]
sharon | March 29, 2009
Ever notice how the events of the day affect your mood? One, two, or even three things go awry and our whole world becomes a battlefield against which we need to defend ourselves. Or perhaps you are the kind of person whose mood is swayed more by your own thoughts. We form opinions, beliefs and [...]