mfh Posted December 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 I am sorry...call it old age....here it is and if you search his name on YouTube.com there are dozens more: I am glad the waters have receded....for now. We all know those tsunamis come and go and as we travel on this path, they come far far less frequently and one develops a knowingness that "this too shall pass" and that it is healilng to allow the pain. Peace, Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enna Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 OLD AGE - you - NO!! We are only one year apart and I am far from old age yet. I still can't believe I'm 71! Most days I feel like I am 50. Thank you for the link. I also will get a reminder on Dec. 22nd for Thich Nhat Hahn speaking on Mindfulness with Oprah. I am glad that it is "healing" to allow the pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfh Posted December 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 I am 73 and quickly approaching 74 and you are right...I am not old..just "older" and I do not feel old...do we ever? Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfh Posted December 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 http://www.calm.com/ Anne found this and it is wonderful. You can change the time, the scene, the sound and more from the left side and lower right side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfh Posted December 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 This piece in the Huffington Post is one that might be interesting to many of us. It leads you to apps that are all about meditation, stress management, relaxation and more. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/12/the-10-best-apps-for-a-ca_n_4426410.html?utm_hp_ref=gps-for-the-soul&ir=GPS+for+the+Soul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfh Posted December 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 With all the popularity of Buddhism and meditation and mindfulness right now and yes, finally, this is an interview Oprah did with Jack Kornfield who basically brought Buddhist to the western world. He explains that Buddhism is not a religion though for some it has become that. He adds that whatever religion you may practice or none at all, Buddhist practices can be used to improve your life. I spent a day with Kornfield in 1980 and will never forget the impact it had on my life and meditation as a younger adult at the time. Now 33 years later, his energy/spirituality and more influence me as do his many books. I have and will use whatever tools help me as I walk this journey called life which includes, of course, the grief of losing Bill. Enjoy this...the page has several helpful links on it. Kornfield is a wounded healer.... I wish each of you a peaceful day in the midst of loss, sickness, holidays and more. Mary http://www.oprah.com/own-super-soul-sunday/First-Look-Oprah-and-Author-Jack-Kornfield-on-Buddhism-Video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enna Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 A great Super Bowl Sunday for me. "This is a new day who will I be?" A great way to start each day. Thank you for posting the interview here, Mary. I missed it this morning and was glad to listen tonight. Anne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfh Posted December 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 I have to smile, dear Anne. Super Bowl Sunday??? Maybe Super Soul???? M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enna Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 I'll blame it on football. I watched two football games today - Our AZ Cardinals and The Bears - both won. Perhaps I was dreaming. Anne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfh Posted December 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 No Green Bay Packers? They won by 1 point today...so I heard. I do not watch football....Glad the Bears won Spring Green curls up into their TVs when the Packers are playing. Peace Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfh Posted December 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 http://whatsyourgrief.com/mindfulness-and-grief/ A piece on mindfulness and grief that may be of interest to some/all of you. Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enna Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 A last minute meditation for those hurrying around today: BE CALM and BREATHE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyT Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 Love that image, Anne ~ Thank you! ♥ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enna Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 You are welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enna Posted December 27, 2013 Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 My meditation for tonight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfh Posted December 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2013 This link will take you to a site that is offering a free 28 day email meditation series to assist you in getting into meditation. It also has links to an entire year of offerings...free but request donation if you wish to make one. http://www.wildmind.org/going-deeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfh Posted December 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 http://www.ramdass.org/meditation/ On meditation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfh Posted January 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/30/the-internet-might-hold-t_n_4461797.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009 Digital Meditation Tools for something new to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enna Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 A Listening Meditation by Alan Watts "Awakening the Mind" http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=jPpUNAFHgxM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enna Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Daily Meditation: January 3, 2014 Posted on January 3, 2014 by daily meditation Vulnerable, Like a Bird Life is precious. Not because it is unchangeable, like a diamond, but because it is vulnerable, like a little bird. To love life means to love its vulnerability, asking for care, attention, guidance, and support. Life and death are connected by vulnerability. The newborn child and the dying elder both remind us of the preciousness of our lives. Let’s not forget the preciousness and vulnerability of life during the times we are powerful, successful, and popular. Text excerpts taken from Bread for the Journey, by Henri J.M. Nouwen , © 1997 HarperSanFrancisco. All Scripture from The Jerusalem Bible ©1966, 1967, and 1968 Darton, Longman & Todd and Doubleday & Co. Inc. Photo by V. Dobson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enna Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Nightly Reflection - The Journey of Purpose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfh Posted January 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Anne, Nouwen and Watts are two favorites. I think it was Watts who said, way back in the 70s, "Have a cup of tea and stop the war inside." These posts are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enna Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Yes, Mary, Nouwen has been a favorite of mine for years and I'm just starting to really like Watts. I have been listening to him about every other day now for awhile. I like his calming voice and his messages always give me much to think about. There is a meditation (I call them meditation) from Watts called "Images of God" that I'm going to listen to tonight. Today: being fruitful rather than successful Daily Meditation: January 4, 2014 Posted on January 4, 2014 by daily meditation Fruits That Grow in Vulnerability There is a great difference between successfulness and fruitfulness. Success comes from strength, control, and respectability. A successful person has the energy to create something, to keep control over its development, and to make it available in large quantities. Success brings many rewards and often fame. Fruits, however, come from weakness and vulnerability. And fruits are unique. A child is the fruit conceived in vulnerability, community is the fruit born through shared brokenness, and intimacy is the fruit that grows through touching one another’s wounds. Let’s remind one another that what brings us true joy is not successfulness but fruitfulness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enna Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Posted on January 5, 2014 by daily meditation I won't post these all year - the link is above if anyone is interested. Living the Moment to the Fullest Patience is a hard discipline. It is not just waiting until something happens over which we have no control: the arrival of the bus, the end of the rain, the return of a friend, the resolution of a conflict. Patience is not a waiting passivity until someone else does something. Patience asks us to live the moment to the fullest, to be completely present to the moment, to taste the here and now, to be where we are. When we are impatient we try to get away from where we are. We behave as if the real thing will happen tomorrow, later and somewhere else. Let’s be patient and trust that the treasure we look for is hidden in the ground on which we stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfh Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 I have referred to my journey through grief as a walk through a labyrinth. For those who have never walked a labyrinth for meditation or insight, this graphic gives one a sense of how it weaves itself back and forth, in towards the center and back to the edges repeatedly. What "should" be a short journey from entrance to center, becomes a long, convoluted, journey with what feels like setbacks or repetitions. Try this and I urge you to choose "your own power". If you do, just place your mouse just in front of the arrow and sort of pull it through the labyrinth... According to Lauren Artress, Grace Episcopal Church in San Francisco and author of the Sacred Path, walking a labyrinth is to gain insight into our journeys, ponder those insights at the center, and take with us as we walk back to the entrance, the resolves we made. http://www.gratefulness.org/labyrinth/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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