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THE PEACE THAT PASSETH ALL UNDERSTANDING: 3 steps to a mindful heaven

Mike Larcombe·November 19, 2020
As we live in the world and relate, we experience ourselves through our thoughts, our emotions and our five basic...
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PRESENT-MOMENT AND FORWARD-THINKING MINDFULNESS: Examining the differences between the two types

Mia Barnes·September 8, 2020
Have you caught on to the mindfulness craze yet? As someone with various health conditions, I embraced the practice to...
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POEMS BY JAMES FARWELL: Forever Now, The Gift of Sight and more

James Farwell·September 4, 2020
Forever Now The Essence of the roaring rapids,ever-present, ever-flowing…A continuum of currents thatconnect us with what has been,what is, and...
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BE PRESENT IN THE MOMENT: Why we need to focus on this moment with our children right now

Loraine Balita-Centeno·January 24, 2020
When was the last time you paid attention to your children? The last time you really listened to what they...
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MEDITATION TO FREEDOM: A guided meditation to help you discover your essential nature

Stan Lipkin·January 19, 2020
By listening to the audio track below, you can participate in a relaxing, technique-less guided meditation led by mindfulness teacher...
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THE POWER OF THOUGHT: Reflections on identity and time

Mike Larcombe·December 6, 2019
The six biggest truths ever told Time doesn’t exist. It doesn’t move or go anywhere, as it is always now....
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE: How practicing mindfulness benefits recovery

Kailey Fitzgerald·October 10, 2019
When recovering from substance abuse, it is common to feel like you are just going through the motions of life....
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DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOUR THERAPY: 3 things it taught me about mindfulness

Kate Harveston·September 22, 2019
What do you do when your mind wages war against you? When you suffer from a disorder the majority of...
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THE VICTOR AND THE RUNAWAY: Tales of life’s small joys

Daphne Jones·February 19, 2019
Travelling long-term brings plenty of opportunities for large-scale adventures like visiting famous sites, taking in major events and becoming immersed...
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POEMS BY MIKE LARCOMBE: The Moment of Life, Two by Two, The Blame Game, What Really Comes From Me, Old Smokey

Mike Larcombe·January 20, 2019
The Moment of Life I don’t have any advice.But know that you’re alive,And alive is not dead.This is what being...
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A MINIMALIST’S GUIDE TO ENLIGHTENMENT: 5 keys to spiritual development

Pete Lee·December 24, 2018
Presence Be here now. Pay attention. Do one thing at a time. Do everything in a sacred manner. Your purpose...
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ACCEPTANCE IS TRICKY: It’s not a “doing” but a “noticing”

Mike Larcombe·October 10, 2018
Why is acceptance so slippery and tricky? Why do we lose it, and then when we find it again, why...
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COFFEE DRINKERS AND TAXI DRIVERS: Finding acceptance in a world of non-acceptance

Mike Larcombe·September 25, 2018
My coffee-loving friend Gerald told me, over a coffee, that there’s a guy working in the coffee shop who doesn’t...
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Who Am I? – Inquiry with Stan Lipkin

Stan Lipkin·June 28, 2018
With this guided mindfulness meditation we explore “who” we think we are and discover “what” we really are! During this...
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MINDFUL DRIVING: 4 ways to remain calm and fully present on the road

Kate Harveston·May 20, 2018
When you stop and think about it, it’s pretty alarming just how ingrained bad driving habits are becoming. With the...
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THE BENEFITS OF MEDITATION: How meditation helps you live in the moment

Angela Ward·May 15, 2018
When I first started meditating, I was skeptical. Will this work? Will I be able to focus? Will I even...
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ABOUT SUICIDE: Instead of killing the body, we must kill our harmful thoughts

Mike Larcombe·April 2, 2018
Once, when I was young, I was helping run a summer camp with other young adults, and someone asked if...
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FIND YOUR HEART CENTRE: 14 simple ways to open up your heart chakra

Contributor·March 28, 2018
Recently, I was working with someone who’s deep into their spiritual journey; a highly intuitive, empathic individual and an amazing...
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MY PERFECT MOTHER: And the birth of identity

Mike Larcombe·March 26, 2018
I remember my early experiences in therapy—I sat in the client chair while I uncovered a core belief that helped...
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HOW TO BECOME UNCONDITIONALLY LOVING: And is this even possible for us?

Mike Larcombe·January 25, 2018
The mind’s idea of an unconditional loving self Within the mind, the idea of an unconditionally loving self is an...
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THE LESSON OF NOW: Alzheimer’s and making peace with new limitations

Contributing Writer·October 3, 2017
“To get over the past, you first have to accept that the past is over. No matter how many times...
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PRESENT-MOMENT ACCEPTANCE AND WAKING-UP-NESS: Notice yourself as a spiritual being in the here and now

Mike Larcombe·August 4, 2017
Life is unconditional acceptance A n alignment with the present moment allows us to feel the neutrality of stillness, the...
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POEMS BY MIKE LARCOMBE: Children are Dying, The Here and the Now, Who Knows

Mike Larcombe·June 30, 2017
Children are Dying I see the news and I cry That sweet little girl died Twenty-two so far And terrible...
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GO ASK THE OAK TREE: Mindfully reconciling the paradox of believing in not believing

Mike Larcombe·April 23, 2017
All ideas are mind-made concepts All our thoughts and ideas about mindfulness are mind-made concepts and ideas that have nothing...
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