Sunday, May 28

Daily Mindfulness For a Better You: Dr. Julie Hanks



Practice Daily Mindfulness

Mindfulness
Paying attention intentionally.

Breathing
Breathe In -> Hold -> Breathe Out -> Hold

Calms you.
Centres you.

RAIN Mindfulness
R: Recognize when a strong emotion is present
A: Allow or Acknowledge Your Experience
I: Investigate Body, Feelings, & Mind
N: Non-identify with Your Experience

What you're experiencing is not you. It's an experience.
Noticing it non-judgementally.
It's just our instinct to start criticizing our experience. I shouldn't be feeling that. I shouldn't be thinking that.
Just go, hmm. Be curious.
Hmm. Just be.

To help yourself live in the present moment.

Thursday, May 25

How to find meaning when reality hits you | Manisha Koirala | TED Talks



1. Health.
2. Relationship with Family, Close Friends.
3. Work, as an artist.
4. Service, Contribution, in whatever capacity I can.

I found:
1. This life is a gift.
This body is a gift.
People who cross our path, they are a gift.

2. The importance of introspection.
We can't be living somebody else's idea of life.
We need to introspect.
We need to discover what it is that motivates us, compels to live a great life, so everyday we can live with clarity and passion.

3. No matter how we want to be prepared, there is always a surprize.
We can make a worse situation of our life into a narrative of triumph.
The wisdom and the courage is all within us.