Tag: Self-Awareness
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What is Zen?
My mom has a zen garden. It is small and adorable. She goes there to pray and just be at peace. What is zen exactly? One definition states, zen : a state of calm attentiveness in which one’s actions are guided by intuition rather than by conscious effort. Adulting is hard. Prioritizing and keeping balance is…
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Your Identity Matters
What do you identify your soul with? If you don’t know you need to find out. It’s important to your well being. If you identify with a religion or a spiritual theology it becomes part of your public image. Unless you’re super good at hiding your truth, it becomes how others identify you. Who is…
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A little work won’t hurt
If there is something you want and if you want it bad enough, you will do what it takes to get it. What it takes might take work. How bad do you want it? Determination is relative to your desire for the object of your obsession.
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Self Loyalty Is a Thing
Be crazy loyal to yourself and to your goals. Keep your eye on your wants, however keep a clear perspective on your needs and needs of your humans. Don’t get so wrapped up in pursuit of goals that you forget to love and be loved. All other things will fall into place if your goal…
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What’s Your Symbol
Think about the symbols in your life. If you are married there are rings. If you are a member of a group, fandom there are symbols you display so others can identify you. A symbol is an image of an idea not the idea itself. There is nothing wrong with the display of symbols if…
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Step Back
When something feels wrong, listen to that small voice and step back. Even if it is an emotional or metal step back. If a situation or a person is making you doubt your worth or yourself in anyway, for whatever reason, step back. You owe it to yourself to be mindful of those feelings without…
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Spirit Reconnections
I love rain. Well, Summer rain I like. Winter rain that lingers with a gray sky for days not so much. Rain is peaceful for sleep. Even with booming thunder, I sleep wonderfully in the rain. Take a few minutes today, to get out in nature. Rain or shine, spending some time outdoors will ground…
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Work is Fun
I got my first real job with a paycheck when I was seventeen. Yes, in a fast food restaurant. I liked the fast part and the food part. That was about it. It did not take me long to realize that I didn’t want to work where it was hot and loud. I didn’t like…
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Stop Listening
Stop listening to voices who do not know you. Stop listening to conjecture. Stop listening to maybes and what if’s. Leave the hypothetical to the bottom feeders. Listen to the ones who know you better than anyone. Listen only to facts. You know what is right and just. You know truth. Listen to your heart.…
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Such a Time
We are living in unprecedented times. Yes it is scary with a new virus out there. Yes society seems to be off kilter a bit. Oh, but think of the positive. People can love who they want, wear what they want, be who they are, and achieve so much more than we imagined even just…
Brendan & Lori O'Gara 