Thinking about making New Year Resolutions? You might consider making a commitment about how you want to be, besides what you want to do. Actually, it is reasonable to believe that we do things because of what we imagine we feel when we accomplish those deeds. The bad news is that we are deeply [...]
The Gift of Now
My first book, to be launched at the Gaudeamus Book Fair, in Bucharest Saturday, November 26, 2011, 14.00 hrs, Editura Herald. A book of words and images about attentive presence, mindful awareness, mind-stretching exercises, creativity in daily life, visual meditations and reflection for life enhancement.
Freedom Beyond Conditions
Acceptance brings awareness and clarity. Resitance brings confusion and frustration. To accept means to simply acknowledge that things are as they are. No judgement, approval or rejection. Just pure awareness, in the moment. Remember the spaciousness of your mind, how it can embrace all that is, without being thrown off balance. Between the [...]
Trust Yourself
In our Western world, stable self-confidence and an adequate self-esteem are highly praised as neccessary ingredients for a successful and fulfilled life. What if these ‘qualities’ are in fact obstacles we need to overcome on our way to acquiring a content, satisfied and happy mind? Both self-confidence and self-esteem imply duality and comparison to others, [...]
Self-Motivation for Optimal Performance (2)
A key to self-motivation is skillful “wish management”. You might have noticed that when you a strong wish towards something you feel ‘motivated’ to do. If you don’t have the wish, the motivation feeling is absent and you might even feel unmotivated. Wish production is one of the ‘jobs’ of our mind/brain-body. Wishes appear ‘out [...]
Self-Motivation for Optimal Performance (1)
What drives you to do your best work? A bonus, a better offce, a promotion, or… In a recent issue of ‘Scientific American’ I read a review of the book “Drive – The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us”, by bestselling author Daniel H. Pink. A former White House speechwriter, Daniel Pink has written on [...]
The Goal of Spiritual Life
Spirituality can be associated with religion, deities, the supernatural, but also with a wider understanding in which ‚being spiritual’ can be defined as nurturing thoughts, emotions, words and actions in harmony with the idea that the entire universe is, in some way, connected, even if only by the flow of cause and effect. The experience [...]
“Just Be”
No need to think, make effort or do anything. “Just be!” Or, if you prefer, “Just be present!” If that is also difficult or much too vague, you could try “Just be in the moment!” We all know what a moment is, don’t we? And we are told that we are not really ok if [...]
