Posts Tagged ‘inner peace’

• Is ‘Unhappiness’ a requirement for Happiness?

  written by Simone on Thursday, September 1st, 2011

  There is so much talk about happiness today that it seems like anything that makes us happy is good and anything that falls under the ‘unhappiness’ umbrella is bad only to chase the things that create the former and avoid the things that make us feel the latter. Has the pendulum swung [...]

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• Meditation at Work

  written by Simone on Sunday, May 1st, 2011

  After meditation practice, I often feel peaceful, calm, serene, a sense of connection, openness, inner joy and relaxation … and then I go to work … and poof within the hour my connection to this inner state has disappeared. Where does it go?  How do we cultivate a more mindful work environment? Can we make [...]

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• Is “patience” a state of mind?

  written by Simone on Saturday, April 2nd, 2011

  I struggle with patience.  Two phrases make me cringe, ‘be patient’ and ‘have faith.’ I don’t know why. Is it because I am immature or childish and I just want what I want now? Does one have patience because they have faith and trust or is patience something that transcends the content of thoughts and better understood in the context of [...]

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• Is my priority peace of mind?

  written by Simone on Saturday, July 24th, 2010

  “It’s easy to live in the moment, when most of your moments take place in Maui.” Sometimes the stresses of the day can be too much. I realized that I brought home with me and allowed stay for the evening thoughts of the day; conversations real and imagined along with all of the [...]

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• Why are you meditating? What’s your motivation?

  written by Simone on Saturday, June 12th, 2010

   “Why am I meditating?” is the single most important question to ask and answer for yourself as you begin. Honestly, some early mornings, my motivation or goals, or hopes for some future state of mind are the only reason I meditate.  Knowing, honestly why you are meditating will help you get onto the cushion when [...]

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• Children, meditation and world peace

  written by Simone on Monday, January 11th, 2010

  Last year the David Lynch Foundation along with the Transcendental Meditation Program launched a campaign to “Teach One Million At-Risk Youth to Meditate.” The goal of their global peace initiative is to bring meditation to youth, parents and staff in schools around the world in hopes of reducing the effects of stress [...]

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