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Responding to anxiety (rather than reacting to it)

Anxiety provokes an instant reaction “get me out of here”. This is called aversion. The appearance of anxiety feels like a set-back but fighting it is much worse. Beyond anxiety lies acceptance which is the greater gain. We feel fear, even a sense of panic as we sense the arrival of this familiar uncomfortable visitor, we feel it rising from the abdomen to the chest or throat. We notice our desire to move away from it but instead of reacting with avoidance we respond with our attention: we observe, and accept our body and mind ─ just as they are in that moment; no running away, no believing that it…

3 Ideas to be more in the present moment

Be where you are or before you know it your life will have gone past without you living it- by Geoffrey Molloy. Try this: 1.- When you remember, ask yourself, “Am I in the present moment?” or “Where am I now?” Make asking yourself these questions into a regular practice in your life. Watch what happens when you do this; you will see that you find yourself naturally in the present moment. 2.- Stop whatever you are doing and silently watch what is happening around you in that moment. Put your attention fully in your senses. What do you see? What do you hear? What can you smell? What can…

Learn to disconnect before it’s too late

The world we see outside, the world we have created is simply a reflection, a projection of our inner world. Global warming, corruption, violence, greed, compassion, kindness, forgiveness, love - all of these we first create within us before we manifest the same in the material world. You do not have to look very far to find news of how our species is destroying the only home we have. According to the World Wild-life Fund for nature, since just 1970 we have destroyed more than 30% of all forests and about the same of the marine eco system. This destruction is the direct result of a growing population and its…

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