Mindful Presence

The river with the ripples, the river with the fallen leaves, the river with branches and feathers…. Breathe and observe it all flow away. Let it go.

When feeling overwhelmed and anxious, remember the acronym S.T.O.P.
It takes less than a minute and steers you from an autopilot mode to an aware and calm mode.

One skill that every good leader has is the ability to mindfully listen and that skill can be cultivated by practicing presence, awareness, curiosity, non-judgement and compassion.

🌺 A grandfather sharing his wisdom with his grand son: There are two wolves within us. The good wolf and the bad wolf. The good wolf represents the good things like happiness, kindness, honesty, truth and the bad wolf represents selfishness, anger, hatred, jealousy, fear. They are always in constant battle with each other.
The grandson asked: grandpa, which wolf wins?
The grandpa replied: The one you feed.

🌺 So we do have a choice to either feed the good or the bad wolf and change the outcome.

🌺 Please share in the comments if you have an insight, an experience, a life lesson relevant to this legend.

Think of atleast three things you are grateful for today.

Got a tire burst on our way home from Tahoe but there is so much to be grateful for:
We are all safe, we are way past the snow area, road assistance covered, even though most of the tire centers are closed today there are 3 open and out of those 3, one has the speciality tire that we need replaced, we have food and water in the car and we got stuck in the broad day light instead of the dark. 😊😇🙏 No point fretting about things I can not control😀

Did you know that? I always felt it.

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Sheer Bliss! Self awareness through meditation and compassion

Teaching Mindfulness at Healthy Kids Day at the Y in Cupertino few years back.

The sunset hues and the Waxing Gibbous Moon! What a combination of frequencies!