The topic of today’s meditation is focus. Focus is the ability to control where our attention goes, and if we have to summarize our own lives in one short sentence then it might be most accurate to say that, “the life that I live is nothing more than that which captures my attention.” “Whatever holds … Continue reading Whatever holds my attention IS my life.
Our teacher this week is Jack Kornfield who spent the years 1967 to 1972 becoming a monk in Thailand and Burma. Since 1974 he has been teaching meditation worldwide and was instrumental in introducing Buddhist mindfulness practices to the West. Standing at the start of a new week looking ahead, here are some thoughts from … Continue reading The heart is like a garden. What seeds will you plant there?
A message from today's meditation: Remember that scene in The Matrix where Neo realizes he's stuck in a simulation, but he can bend it to his will? Turns out, we all have that power. The secret? It's not some fancy coding, it's the most revolutionary self-upgrade possible: learning to love yourself. Rumi, the poet who … Continue reading Unplug from the Matrix: How Loving Yourself Hacks Your Reality
Stretched thin – between holding on to what is fleeting, and resisting what is inevitable – leaves us with not much energy left to take action where we are actually effective. - pierre - Resist nothing and hold on to nothing. In this space of surrender the water is calm and therefore clear. And in … Continue reading Pierre collection
Happy Friday peeps! Love is the theme for a Friday meditation and for today I thought I’d search through my own writings on the topic to share with you. "Love starts with your relationship with YOU. If you don't find a deep love for the being that you are, then your need for love from … Continue reading You will love again the stranger who was your SELF.
There is a space between “no longer” and “not yet”, the sensing that something is coming to an end without having clarity of what’s next. This can become the quicksand you lose your life in, or a powerful time of preparation. - pierre - (for more context to this quote, follow this link: https://onemindonline.com/the-in-between-spaces/ )
Our old patterns speak loudly within us. I choose the word "speak" deliberately, because so many of our patterns were created with the recording of the voices that taught us who we are. The reason you know your name is because you heard all the voices around you repeat it so many times that you … Continue reading Overcoming your inner resistance is the ACT of creating new patterns.
Of course our collective ‘being human’ doesn’t guarantee we get along, it causes friction too! But it is our reaction to our differences that determines whether we make war, or find our strength in our diversity. The next time you have to enforce a boundary, the next time you have to say no… could you … Continue reading Beautiful boundaries.
The next time you have to enforce a boundary, the next time you have to say no… could you remember who you are dealing with? You are dealing with a brother and a sister. You are dealing with another soul having a human experience. You can say no, while at the same time radiating love. … Continue reading Strength in diversity.
What scares us most is who we think we are, and what we're afraid we'll never be. These voices speak loud within us, trapping us in the recording of our past. "Narrative Design" is the process I use to help clients overcome these old fears, setting themselves free and taking bold steps towards their true … Continue reading You can’t think your way out of fear.
Conventional wisdom tells us that, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger" as a means to illustrate that we need adversity in order to grow. Self help media is full of content that echo's this age-old truth like: "As with the butterfly, adversity is necessary to build character in people." - Joseph B. Wirthlin But … Continue reading Contract or expand?
Introduce your mind to your soul, and you’ll be surprised how readily your mind lets go of control. - pierre - (for more context on this quote follow the link: https://onemindonline.com/introduce-your-mind-to-your-soul-and-youll-be-surprised-how-readily-your-mind-lets-go-of-control/)
“YOU are the master and your mind is the servant”, this is not a power struggle though. Your mind’s natural place is in service of the being that you are unless… unless your mind has never gotten to know your ‘being’. If your mind doesn’t recognize the soul that you are then it believes that … Continue reading You are the master and your mind is the servant.
Under pressure you will always default to subconscious patterns for survival. Change only happens when we change our old programming. - pierre -
We struggle to find meaningful connection while our 'being ok' is dependent on another person to make us feel loved and accepted. But when deep acceptance comes from your own heart, you'll 'be ok' forever, and you'll show up to relationships empowered. - pierre - (you can find more context for this quote by following … Continue reading You’ll be OK forever.
Whether it's your mental health, your career, eating better, working out and even your relationships... it's the work you do while the scared human in you shouts "NO!" that makes all the difference. Don't confuse this with punishing yourself though. You can be gentle with yourself while you say, "I know this is tough baby, … Continue reading I know this is tough baby, but we ARE doing this.
There is no need to force the “worst” parts of you to change in order to change your behaviour. You need to hold them in love and acceptance and realise that every time you do this you are BEING your soul. Keep practising being your soul and you’ll find yourself naturally acting from your soul. … Continue reading Keep practicing being your soul.
It’s natural for any of us to look at our own“worst” qualities and want those to change,but attacking ourselves means that weengage in an inner war. And while this mightseem to create the behaviour change that wewant, it also creates an inner civil-war thatcould last forever. - pierre - (For more context on this quote … Continue reading Don’t get trapped in an inner civil war.
This is the most basic truth… every act of love brings happiness, so always choose to be love. Live with your heart wide open because you deserve to experience the peace that comes with being the embodiment of love. This doesn’t mean that it won’t sometimes hurt. But when you decide not to close your heart when it hurts… when … Continue reading Every act of love brings happiness, so always choose to be love.
When you fight, you limit yourself to the results that are possible from fighting. When you surrender, you open yourself to the results that are possible from cooperation. - pierre - (For more context, follow the link to the full article: https://onemindonline.com/when-you-surrender-you-open-yourself-to-the-results-that-are-possible-from-cooperation/)
Meditation is not a practice of trying to escape, it is the exact opposite. A leaning in, paying precise attention to what is there. As we become better at paying attention, we start seeing with more clarity what is temporary, what comes and also always goes. As we become better at recognizing what is temporary, … Continue reading Meditation is not a practice of trying to escape, it is the exact opposite.
There has never been a cloud that blocked the light from the sun forever. Things float in, and they also float on out. - pierre - For more context on this quote, follow follow link: https://onemindonline.com/there-is-a-deeper-part-of-you-that-is-as-timeless-as-the-sun/
Look up at the grey sky and remember, "If Iget on a plane and fly through that, I'll seethat the bright sun and blue sky is still there,it is never gone. This grey I feel right now will pass, it's a law of nature." - pierre - For more context on this quote, follow follow … Continue reading It needs only time for the things that will naturally move to be on their way
Every experience we have - just like the weather - is temporary, and there is a deeper part of you that is as timeless as the sun. - pierre - For more context on this quote, follow follow link: https://onemindonline.com/there-is-a-deeper-part-of-you-that-is-as-timeless-as-the-sun/
