Tag: meditation
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My Other Favorite Teacher
My favorite teacher does not like to be called “teacher” but rather he refers to himself as merely a guidepost pointing the way. I can respect that. Most people, however, understand me better when I use the term teacher, so I will. One day, years ago, I was lying in bed feeling sorry for myself…
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The “Explorer” and Weight Loss
I have successfully used many different diets, but I never want to use the same one twice because it’s boring to repeat something I’ve already explored. Instead I will try something new. I am beginning to think that is why there are so many fad diets; people want to try something new rather than the…
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The "Explorer" and Weight Loss
I have successfully used many different diets, but I never want to use the same one twice because
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The Sacred Questions and Self Awareness
There was a time in my life when things were just so bad! In my mind I felt hopeless. I could not see a way out. I was stuck. I had been taught all my life, however, that we are special and that we humans are meant to overcome our difficulties in life; to learn…
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Focusing For Happiness and Weight Loss
The other day when I was focusing away my depression (click here for previous post) I hit upon an idea which I started immediately using. I spent moments throughout the day centering my attention inward, as is done in focusing to discover emotional layers, but instead of asking how I am feeling, I quiet myself…
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Everyone’s success is your success.
This is a statement that my teacher Tom Brown Jr. says during class. I didn’t understand it completely although I understood the concept. He would say that if someone got a success in an exercise we were doing for class, that shows that it’s possible to get a success, therefore it’s also possible for others…
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Everyone's success is your success.
This is a statement that my teacher Tom Brown Jr. says during class. I didn’t understand it completely although I understood the concept. He would say that if someone got a success in an exercise we were doing for class, that shows that it’s possible to get a success, therefore it’s also possible for others…
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Finding Our True Heroic Selves!
Healing is all about digging deeper and deeper and looking into the shadowy corners to shed light on everything and create healing. Today I did some more digging. What I found may resonate with someone out there. I woke feeling stressed again. “Why do I feel stressed?” I wondered. “Time to focus,” I sighed. “How…
Michele Ballantyne 