Category: mind

  • Pain Avoidance

    All beings must experience suffering and pain at some point in their lives. – Buddha ~ Dukkha Do not avoid pain. Your effort would be misplaced. Pain and suffering are inevitable. Choose your pain wisely. — Geoffrey Hale Everyone wants to live a care-free, happy and easy life… What pain do you want? What are…

  • Mind Wandering

    Mind wandering is a superpower to which unhappiness has been shown to correlate. http://www.npr.org/2014/02/14/267188672/are-we-happier-when-we-stay-in-the-moment Mind wandering can be useful if you maintain an awareness that allows you to take note of valuable ideas. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/10/the-importance-of-mind-wandering/

  • Actionable uncertainty

    In response to “Where you are…” by Bob Riding, “Once you know where you are, you next want to know where to go.” – Stephen Heiman In Bob’s article, he writes that “until you know where you are, you won’t be able to chart where you can go.”  This message conflicts with Dan Thurmon’s philosophy which can…

  • After the Show: The Many Faces of the Performer

    After the Show: The Many Faces of the Performer

    “The truly creative mind in any field is no more than this: A human creature born abnormally, inhumanly sensitive. To him… a touch is a blow, a sound is a noise, a misfortune is a tragedy, a joy is an ecstasy, a friend is a lover, a lover is a god, and failure is death.…

  • Getting your child to be active

    Even though technology has had a very positive effect on our today’s world, there are other negative impacts that it has brought about. Due to technology many indoor games have been created which have highly led our children to become very lazy. Nowadays, many children prefer to stay on the computer playing video games rather…

  • 3 Ways to Clear Your Mind for Meditation

    Perfect meditation comes from having a clear mind and perfect meditation results in an intimate connection with the infinite consciousness of life. That might sound obtuse, but the benefits of meditation (stress relief, relaxation, focus, drive) all come from that state of being at one with your surroundings and everything beyond them. Even if you…