wellness

A GREATER TRAGEDY THAN THE FEAR OF DEATH IS THE FEAR TO LIVE

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A GREATER TRAGEDY THAN THE FEAR OF DEATH IS THE FEAR TO LIVE

Benjamin Franklin said: “Most people die at 25 but aren’t buried until their 75.” Are you dead? Not physically, but dead to fulfilling one’s potential of who you are beyond your story of self. Whose life are you living? One that you have chosen or one that has been given to you? What do you believe that you are capable of doing? Do you live your life “Walled in Alive” by your limiting beliefs? Are you aware of what your unique gifts and passions are calling to be lived through you? Or are you dead to this possibility? It requires a lot of commitment, exploration, allowing, practice and courage to be willing to be who you really are. Are you dead already and just waiting to be buried? Start by asking the question: “Who am I? What is meaningful in my life? What is calling to be heard?” Act now, rather than wait until they bury you.

 by Dr. Phil Blustein

“WAIT” FOR MINDFULNESS

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“WAIT” FOR MINDFULNESS

WAIT – Regulate through the breath and neutral body sensations

*WHAT AM I THINKING – SMILE at Awareness 

(Sustained, Meta-awareness, Intentional, Labeling, Evoked Cues)

*WHAT AM I TOUCHING – Embodied Engagement      

*WHY AM I THINKING THIS – DISCERNMENT leading to NON-ATTACHMENT with self

*WHAT AM I TRYING TO DO – AIM for Skillful action

(Altruistic, Intentionality, Moral)

by Dr. Phil Blustein

AMBROSE BIERCE “I THINK THAT I THINK, THEREFORE I THINK THAT I AM”

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AMBROSE BIERCE “I THINK THAT I THINK, THEREFORE I THINK THAT I AM”

Do you know what your next thought will be? If you were in control would your mind criticize and judge you mercilessly like it does? Our minds are meaning making machines. It compares all experience against our unique belief system about who we believe we are. Does it agree or not? It judges everything and then comes up with a new story of self for the moment. This happens autonomously, automatically and subconsciously. We become aware of what our minds have made up and believe we were the ones who consciously thought it. In fact, we are just knowing what our minds have already created and take ownership of it. Our minds have a mind of their own. Free will? I am not so sure!

by Dr. Phil Blustein

WON’T MEDITATION MAKE ME LESS PRODUCTIVE?

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WON’T MEDITATION MAKE ME LESS PRODUCTIVE?

Meditation will not turn you into a zombie. You will not become dull with no ambition or drive. If anything meditation makes you more focused. We are constantly doing things automatically tremendously influenced by our conditioning from our parents and society. We do things and are not aware that we are doing them. We are captivated by multiple experiences and have no focus. How many times have you driven from point A to B and when you arrived at your destination you said: “Who was driving?” You ate a meal and wondered what it tasted like. Meditation in creating awareness of the present moment with acceptance actually makes you more focused, less reactive and more productive! It is being used by schools, pro sports teams and military units to enhance performance.