Category Archives: Self-Help
Faith and Acceptance
I’m not a very religious person, and I’d say I’m “spiritual” but what does that actually mean anyway? For me, I believe that everything happens for a reason. Although I’m not sure I believe that there’s someone up there watching … Continue reading
Aligning our Actions to Our Attitudes: Practicing Contentment and Gratitude
For me, and I would imagine for many people, my natural tendency is to focus on the negative. When I am relatively happy, I don’t relish it. I may expect something to go wrong or simply overlook the fact that … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, Authenticity, Buddhism, Compassion, Empathy, Insight Meditation, Mindfulness, Perfectionism, Psychology, Rediscovery, Self-Compassion, Self-Worth, Transformation
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Aligning Our Actions to Our Attitudes: More on Forgiveness and Letting Go
Recently, I had plateau’d in my journey towards inner peace and felt I had became stagnant. Without a doubt, I had become noticeably happier, healthier, and more peaceful. But I felt like I reached a barrier that prevented me from … Continue reading
Finding Peace Amidst Tragedy: After The Boston Marathon
In the wake of the bombings at the Boston Marathon and the subsequent manhunt, I wanted to write about the hurricane of thoughts and emotions I’ve been having, what I’ve noticed about our response to the events, and how this … Continue reading
Aligning Our Actions to Our Attitudes: Reframing Our Perspective
“We can complain because rose bushes have thorns or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.” – Abraham Lincoln About a week ago on a Saturday, I was feeling a little low because of a few things going on. My skin … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, Authenticity, Buddhism, Compassion, Empathy, Insight Meditation, Mindfulness, Perfectionism, Psychology, Rediscovery, Self-Compassion, Self-Worth, Transformation
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Aligning Our Actions to Our Attitudes: Being Our Authentic Selves
‘Real isn’t how you are made,’ said the Skin Horse. ‘It’s a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real.’ … Continue reading
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Aligning Our Actions to Our Attitudes: Setting Boundaries and Forgiving Others
I’ve written a little about how we can align our actions with our attitudes in the posts on Not Compounding Suffering and Rebalancing Our Lives. However, not always do our troubles lie solely with ourselves. In our relationships with other people, … Continue reading
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Aligning Our Actions to Our Attitudes: Rebalancing Our Lives
Another way I have been working towards inner peace is by adjusting the activities in my daily life to be more congruent with who I authentically am–engaging in more nourishing activities and taking a different perspective on depleting activities. Doing … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, Authenticity, Buddhism, Compassion, Empathy, Insight Meditation, Mindfulness, Perfectionism, Psychology, Rediscovery, Self-Compassion, Self-Worth, Transformation
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Aligning Our Actions to Our Attitudes: Coping With, Not Compounding, Suffering
Types of Suffering As I’ve mentioned before, the Dalai Lama identifies two types of suffering: Inevitable Suffering and Self-Created Suffering. Inevitable suffering is suffering that is a natural part of the human condition–old age, illness, death. I’ll add the end … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, Authenticity, Buddhism, Compassion, Empathy, Insight Meditation, Mindfulness, Perfectionism, Psychology, Rediscovery, Self-Compassion, Self-Worth, Transformation
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Cultivating Inner Peace and Joy: Aligning Our Actions with Our Attitudes
Up to this point, I’ve only talked about changes in attitude in working towards inner peace (mindfulness, perspective, and acceptance). Of course, these attitude shifts help us to feel increasingly more at ease and even happy. However, in order to … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, Authenticity, Buddhism, Compassion, Empathy, Insight Meditation, Mindfulness, Perfectionism, Psychology, Rediscovery, Self-Compassion, Self-Worth, Transformation
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MINDFUL ACCEPTANCE 