Are you stressed out? Why do we become stressed? Can you touch stress? Can you see stress? Can you smell stress? Can anyone go out and get me some stress? Where exactly is stress anyway? Are you getting the point here? Stress only exists within each of us which is actually a good thing because that means that we have some control over it. Read more…

Is life complicated or do we just make it so? I believe life is much simpler than we make it. I am sure there will be many of you who are reading this saying to yourselves “life is complicated, what’s he talking about? He doesn’t understand all of the problems I have and they are definitely not simple problems.” If you are thinking along these lines right now or have had similar thoughts in the past, then I say to you, you’re complicating things Read more…

How often have we heard the statement, life is short? My question to you is… do you realize it yet? We never do know when our last breath will take place which is all the more reason why it’s important to make the most of every precious moment that we have in this life. Read more…

I have been reminded lately of the importance of maintaining balance in life. Sometimes we can push ourselves too hard trying to achieve an objective and become almost obsessed while losing our balance that is oh so important in this life. If we become too focused and driven to achieve any one goal, we risk neglecting other important aspects of our lives and will likely see the deterioration of our spiritual, emotional and psychological conditions. Read more…

Teaching and explaining forms of breath meditation, believe it or not, can consume many chapters in a book. This is my first post on mediation and this is a blog, not a book, so I will stick to the basics.

A meditation cushion and pillow are ideal so if you want to get serious about meditation, I would suggest you pick up a set. You could try www.dharmacrafts.com. You’ll at least need a soft area to sit, perhaps some pillows on the carpet and on top of that, a harder pillow, just large enough on which to sit and six to eight inches tall would be ideal. The idea is to put your but on the harder taller pillow while sitting cross-legged or in the lotus position. Because your but is up on a taller pillow, your knees should be below your hips. See the image which also indicates various hand positions. If you cannot get your feet up onto your legs, that’s OK, just do the best you can. Keeping your hips higher than your knees though is important to maintaining a proper, comfortable position. When we keep our hips above our knees and our shoulders back, not rounded forward yet not forced back too far, our body will better support itself and it will be much easier to maintain an erect posture. If you cannot sit cross-legged, get into a kneeling position, straddling the cushion of where your but will be. Then from there, bend your knees until your but is on the pillow. Your feet will be just to the sides of the pillow upon which you are sitting, just below the sides of your but. Read more…

Part I

When we worry about the future we ruin the present moment. The fears of what tomorrow might bring are experienced in the here and now, so how can we be happy at a given moment if we are worrying about the future at that same moment? That’s not a trick question The answer is, that are happiness will be affected if we are simultaneously living in fear of the future. Read more…

“This Too Shall Pass” is an old adage of which many of you have surely heard before. But do you live by it? These four words put together in such an order can mean so much to us in our quest for peace and happiness. This saying doesn’t necessarily apply to all challenging situations that we may be experiencing, but more so to our thoughts and feelings associated with those situations. But remember, the good times pass as well. Read more…

We are in the midst of an economic crisis perhaps not seen since The Great Depression. Hundreds of thousands are losing there jobs due to employment cutbacks and to make matters worse, companies are freezing hires. Over the past couple of years we have seen a tremendous amount of home foreclosures. Considering the growing number of unemployed, I have to believe that there will be many more to come. So, if we are among the financially stressed and perhaps unemployed, can we still be happy? Absolutely we can! Read more…