“Silence is a source of great strength.” ~Lao Tzu
When in doubt, let stillness permeate your life. Stop…breathe…rest…wait. Be still.
There is no need to rush into things, no need to always know the answer.
When we speed through our lives, overlapping one thing with another, we lose sight of ourselves. We are alienated from reality. We live in our heads – in our thoughts and pictures of ... Read entire article
“Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn’t you – all of the expectations, all of the beliefs – and becoming who you are.” ~Rachel Naomi Remen
Note: This post was inspired by a TED talk by researcher Brene Brown called “The Power of Vulnerability.” Please watch it if your beliefs about your perceived failings, faults, and imperfections ... Read entire article
Note: This article is a follow-up to the guest post I wrote for The Bold Life (thanks, Tess!) about how to flourish in the face of fear.
“The presence of fear is a sure sign you’re trusting in your own strength.” ~A Course in Miracles
If you’re a human being, chances are you experience fear. These bodies we live in are built for survival, and fear is the gatekeeper. ... Read entire article
“Embracing our humanness is what actually delivers us beyond attachment and non-attachment and into the vastness of true freedom, love, and compassion.”
~Adyashanti
Here are some people I’ve come across recently.
A man whose light shines so brightly. He wants to end a relationship that is no longer joyful, but feels he doesn’t deserve to get what he wants. Two competent professional women who are overcommitted, hyper-responsible, unable to set ... Read entire article
“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.”
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
In the last post, we talked about the beauty of an uncluttered mind. And from an uncluttered mind flows the most pleasurable action.
We know when we are doing ... Read entire article
No, I’m not channeling Shakespeare, but I imagine I’m not alone in wondering what to do with difficult thoughts and feelings that recur in our lives over and over. Maybe you are limiting yourself by a story about the past, yet you keep repeating it in your mind. Or, even though you long to express love and compassion in the world, you find yourself judging others. Perhaps ... Read entire article
Note: I so much enjoyed being interviewed recently by James Rick of Full Potential about habits that don’t serve us. James asked some great questions. You may want to click on over and have a listen.
“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” ~William Shakespeare
Several years ago, I ran into a friend who had just finished a one-month silent meditation retreat. When I ... Read entire article
“Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it.” ~Rabindranath Tagore
Note: As a companion to this post, you may want to listen to the guided audio meditation, Befriending Fear.
Fear. We might as well get used to it, even learn to love it. Fear is a natural part of being human, a normal emotion. The more we know about fear ... Read entire article
Note: This post was originally published as a guest post on The Daily Brainstorm. Also, I enjoyed being interviewed by Hulbert Lee of From Bottom Up about changing habits. If you’d like to listen, please click here.
Truth…love…beauty. Just reading these words clears out the cobwebs. They are like a tap on the shoulder, beckoning us to return to ourselves, to remember that, underneath ... Read entire article
Note: This is the second in a series of posts to inspire and support awakened living. The first post asked, “Is Your Deepest Longing a Part-Time Hobby?”
“The greater part of human pain is unnecessary. It is self-created as long as the unobserved mind runs your life.” ~Eckhart Tolle
Habits can be pesky little things, as you might have noticed. Before we realize it, we are embroiled ... Read entire article
Hi, I’m Gail Brenner, Ph.D., psychologist and blogger. Here you will find inspiration to help you reclaim your natural life. Discover that inner peace is absolutely possible, happiness and fulfillment your birthright. Come on in. Be inspired. Awaken to A Flourishing Life!
