Published in Know Thyself, Heal Thyself·2 days agoMember-onlyHard Beliefs vs. Soft BeliefsDo your beliefs define you? — Beliefs have a tendency to harden and sink like stones to the bottom of our subconscious. They escape the light of our awareness, having us think we are what we believe. This isn’t always a bad thing, but it can get messy when we come across new information or perspectives…Mindfulness5 min readMindfulness5 min read
Mar 23Member-onlyMindfulness Is Supposed to Adapt to You, Not the Other Way AroundI realized I was doing mindfulness the wrong way. — When you think of a mindfulness master, what do you see? I see someone who’s quiet, calm, still, and composed. That’s all great, but I had an issue with this. The way I envisioned mindfulness wasn’t compatible with my nature, and this put me at odds with myself for a…Mindfulness3 min readMindfulness3 min read
Published in Know Thyself, Heal Thyself·Mar 21Member-onlyThe Teaching That Inspired You Was Only Meant to Point the WayWhen we get the knowledge but don’t act, nothing changes. — Along the path of spirituality or inner work, it’s easy to fool ourselves into thinking we’ve gone farther than we have. I get caught in this trap sometimes. The biggest instance of this happening to me was when I found a teaching that delivered an epiphany so intense that it…Mindfulness5 min readMindfulness5 min read
Published in Know Thyself, Heal Thyself·Mar 16Member-onlyUsing Music To Train Your Awareness To Handle Your Busy MindTurning critical listening into a mindfulness tool. — My brother and I have been musicians for a long time and we were chatting recently about music production. During our talk, he mentioned something that caught my ear and I haven’t been able to let it go. When he’s producing music, he uses a method called “critical listening”. …Mindfulness6 min readMindfulness6 min read
Published in Know Thyself, Heal Thyself·Mar 8Member-onlyYour Emotions Stop Messing With You When They Know They’re Being WatchedA simple way to handle overwhelming feelings. — We all know what it’s like to be pummeled by intense emotions. They kick the door in, knock us down, and wrestle us into exhaustion. No matter what the emotion is, if it’s intense, you’re going to feel it in a powerful way. There is no use fighting it either…Mindfulness3 min readMindfulness3 min read
Published in Nowisms·Mar 6Member-onlyI’m Breaking Up With Your Stories About How Successful You Are on MediumReally though, it’s not you. It’s me. — I’m writing this out of my present reflection on the dissatisfaction I feel with my time here on this site, and why it’s my fault. There are so many posts on here about what people earned, how fast they earned it, and how you can do it too if you…Mindfulness4 min readMindfulness4 min read
Mar 2Member-onlyA Question That Reveals the Real You Hidden Underneath Your StoryWe are more than the masks of our stories. — I was cruising around social media the other day and I came across a question that’s been nagging at me. “Who are you when you stop thinking thoughts about yourself?” At first glance, I answered with something like, “I’m raw consciousness having a human experience,” or “I’m the awareness of…Mindfulness3 min readMindfulness3 min read
Published in Know Thyself, Heal Thyself·Feb 27Member-onlyYou Didn’t Fail at Meditation Because Your Mind Kept Making NoiseIt’s all a part of the process. — My mind treats meditation like a joke. It rambles on and on while I’m trying to focus on creating an inner silence. Here is how this looks most of the time. I’ll be sitting there and everything is going fine, then suddenly I’ll think… The last season of Game Of…Mindfulness4 min readMindfulness4 min read
Published in Know Thyself, Heal Thyself·Feb 23Member-onlyWhy Dropping Positive Self-Talk Might Be the Best Thing You Can DoA different way to handle negative thoughts. — Positive self-talk is better than negative self-talk, but no self-talk is better than positive self-talk. Here’s the reason I’m thinking this. It’s not what it used to be When I started out on the path of self-mastery/spirituality over a decade ago (which, by the way, I’m far from reaching the top of that mountain), I’ve picked up…Mindfulness6 min readMindfulness6 min read
Published in Nowisms·Feb 22Member-onlyRediscovering the Most Valuable Thing in Life While Looking at Some IceIt’s so obvious yet easily to overlook. — I haven’t lived in Latvia for too long, but when the sun shows itself during the winter months, you go outside and enjoy it. That’s pretty much the rule here. This morning it was nice and bright outside, so before work, my wife and I took a walk by the…Mindfulness2 min readMindfulness2 min read
