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The Art of Being Present

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  'IN, OUT DEEP, SLOW CALM, EASE, SMILE, RELEASE, PRESENT MOMENT, WONDERFUL MOMENT'. If you use this poem during sitting or walking meditation, it can be very nourishing and healing.  Thich Nhat Hanh •         “If you try to calm your mind, it only makes it worse, but over time it does calm, and when it does, there is room to hear more subtle things – that is when your intuition starts to blossom and you start to see things more clearly and be in the present more. Your mind just slows down, and you see tremendous expanse in the moment. You see so much than you could not see before. It is a discipline, you have to practice it.” Steve Jobs •                     “Be happy in the moment, that’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.” Mother Theresa •           “So, when the challenges come, as they always do, make a habit to go within at once and focu...

The End of The World Tomorrow

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  The world has ended an infinitive number of times. Literally and metaphorically.   Like the personal tragedies people experience or collective tragedies like natural disasters or war. These are the very real calamities humanity endures. Often the world tends to end in minds of people, who are constantly entertaining fearful or negative thoughts, fuelling anxiety. There are lots of dangers that never manifest too.   According to Paul Ekman, anxiety and fear are two of six primary emotions and people all over the world experience both regardless of their geographical location, upbringing, social group, religion or political views. We all have it and experience it in different amounts during our life. Life events or circumstances can evoke these emotions, however if there is nothing threatening happening – we still have some anxiety and fear waiting there to appear when necessary. All living beings contain anxiety and fear in their makeup. It is often referred to as th...