Posts Tagged ‘mindfulness’
Back to Basics 4: Ironing as meditation – turning everyday activities into practice
Posted by: leona on: November 1, 2008
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I am not a woman who likes ironing.
Honestly, if they could genetically engineer cotton to be self-pressing I would consider it a personal gift to me.
However, this morning I woke faced with the unenviable realisation that, not only had I run out of clothes but the Ironing Basket was now spilling on to the [...]
Tree of Contemplative Practices
Posted by: leona on: October 31, 2008
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What are Contemplative Practices?
from: http://www.contemplativemind.org/practices/index.html
Contemplative practices quiet the mind in order to cultivate a personal capacity for deep concentration and insight. Examples of contemplative practice include not only sitting in silence but also many forms of single-minded concentration including meditation, contemplative prayer, mindful walking, focused experiences in nature, yoga and other contemporary physical or artistic [...]
Is it possible to stay peaceful in the face of persistently poor customer service?
Posted by: leona on: October 30, 2008
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Well…I am experiencing a real challenge to my practice right now. Between my husband and I, we have, in the past week, spent a total of 3 hours trying to sort out our internet account with one of the largest telecommunications companies in Australia.
My last effort took 45 minutes only to be cut [...]
