Mindfulness isn’t just about being in the present moment, it’s also about observing your thoughts from a distance. Being aware of the thoughts that are arriving in your mind from a distance, as in : Oh, I see I am catastrophising right now by thinking […]
Life is scary a lot of the time. Things happen that are beyond our control and I don’t know anyone who hasn’t had some trauma in their life. It makes me sit and question why this is so. Why life has to be so darned […]
For those of you whoa re interested in recent research into the effects of mindfulness on emotional clarity… Highlights • Mindfulness practice may help to develop skills that increase emotional clarity. • A systematic review yielded 17 pre–post intervention studies, totalling 894 participants. • Overall, the […]
What is success to you? Do you see yourself as successful? If you do…why is this? If you don’t…What are the reasons? Success means different things to different people. To many, success is financial freedom. Sure, this is definitely a big help in the happiness […]
How to cultivate peace of mind Peace of mind can be hard to find in the troubled world we live in. You can have every will in the world to have a good day and something will come along to scupper your plans. Whether it’s […]
10 Characteristics of contentment Have you ever wondered how it is that some people just seem happier in general? The usual worries and life woes don’t seem to affect them as much as it does others. The characteristics of contentment can be attained by […]
Control, Resistance and Acceptance Peace of mind and contentment doesn’t come from control. We all fool ourselves by thinking that if we can control our worlds and environments we will be happier. This is a myth. Firstly, there is no such thing as […]
How to promote peace and contentment Be realistically positive Sure, life has horrible bits, very horrible bits in fact, but you CAN learn the skill of looking for solutions rather than pessimistically going over the same things in your mind. When we churn the […]
