Spirituality
I have always been more of a talker than a writer when it comes to my emotions. Putting my thoughts and feelings into words has never come easily, but I keep trying. That is why I downloaded the Gratitude app. It helped me express my emotions and move forward through...
Practicing gratitude has impacted my life in so many meaningful ways. It has reduced my stress and anxiety. By focusing on the positive aspects of my life, I’ve noticed a significant decrease in my overall stress levels. Whenever I feel overwhelmed, taking a moment to...
Hello to all, I was born and raised in the Atlanta, GA area. For many years, I struggled with financial hardship, homelessness, unhealthy habits, and ungratefulness. Then God and my guardian angels came to my rescue. At one point, I had to make a difficult choice...
It was in 2018 when I was diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Hearing those words put my life into perspective. By 2019, I had reached a very dark place in my life. I didn’t like who I was becoming or what I was allowing into my life. That was when I decided...
On December 24, 2020, my world shattered. I lost my husband to prison because of a choice he made, a choice that involved my daughter. The pain was unbearable. My entire family fell apart, and everything we had built together over eighteen years was gone. Before him,...
If you live with chronic pain, you already know how exhausting it can be. Not just the physical sensations but the constant trying—trying to push through, trying to find answers, trying to explain something that feels invisible to others. The search for relief can...
‘Sensory consciousness and mental consciousness are interconnected. Sensory consciousness gives signals to mental consciousness, and mental consciousness follows with signals to sensory consciousness. But for us the most powerful mind is mental consciousness.’ Geshe...
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” ~Rumi I didn’t know what it meant to grieve a body that was still alive until mine turned on me. It began like a whisper—fatigue that lingered, strange symptoms that didn’t match, a quiet fear I tried to ignore....
Meditation teacher Vinny Ferraro offers a practice to notice our relationship to thoughts: to see them clearly as they arise, gently note them, and return to the breath and body. The post A 12 Minute Meditation on Our Relationship to Thoughts appeared first on Mindful.
How boldly should we be facing our fears? One mindful parent’s attempt to balance the lure of gore and guts with her children’s need to experiment safely with fear. The post Facing Our Fears: Why We Shouldn’t Sanitize Halloween appeared first on Mindful.