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Living with Pain, Learning from Pain
Read more: Living with Pain, Learning from PainLiving with Pain, Learning from Pain… Are we just enduring our pain or learning from our pain? The choice can be ours… Dear friends, For many of us, pain is a familiar companion. Sometimes it arrives suddenly, sometimes it builds slowly over time. Its causes are many — an old injury, arthritis, or the slow…
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Our Inner Weather of Dopamine Highs & Lows
Read more: Our Inner Weather of Dopamine Highs & LowsNavigating Our Inner Weather of Dopamine Storms… Joyously alive or chasing the next rainbow? Our curious inner forecast Have you noticed how our feelings are a lot like the weather? One moment, life feels bright — warm sun on the skin, energy flowing, creativity sparking. Then, almost without warning, the winds pick up. Clouds gather.…
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When the Stories Fall Away
Read more: When the Stories Fall AwayWhen the Stories Fall Away… What if we set aside our stories for just a moment or two? Dear friends, So often we get wrapped up in the stories we tell ourselves. You know the ones—big and grand, small and hurtful, or even the hum of little thoughts filling our days—raising our spirits, weighing us…
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Mindfulness as Verb and Noun
Read more: Mindfulness as Verb and NounThe Swinging Door of Mindfulness as Verb and Noun What if mindfulness was far more than just “a practice”? For many of us, the very idea of “doing mindfulness” can sound like a chore. It’s something you do—a practice of meditation, a rigid routine, or a skill you have to master. It’s an extra item…
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Anger, Mindfulness, and Ikigai
Read more: Anger, Mindfulness, and IkigaiAnger, Mindfulness, and Ikigai: Taming the Feisty One How Anger Can Muddy Our Wellspring of Ikigai ~ While anger, mindfulness and ikigai (pronounced ‘ee-key-guy’) are not often found in the same sentence, this odd framing is a way to show how both mindfulness and our ikigai are two potent life-tools that can help us to…
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Mindfulness and Ikigai
Read more: Mindfulness and IkigaiThe Intersection of Mindfulness and Ikigai: A Path of Joyful Engagement ~ While mindfulness and Ikigai (pronounced ‘ee-key-guy’) are often discussed as separate ideas—where mindfulness, is usually seen as a “practice” or understood as a set or techniques. And Ikigai, in a contemporary and Westernized sense, as “purpose,” or “best life.” But diving a little…
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If Emotions Aren’t The Problem, What Is?
Read more: If Emotions Aren’t The Problem, What Is?Emotions Aren’t the Problem. But When They Derail Us, It Can Be. The Challenge of When We See Emotions As Our Identity Yesterday, we talked about a toolkit for emotional storms. We discussed why mindfulness isn’t a shield against big upsets or extreme feelings, but a cooling agent and fire extinguisher for the heat and…
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Navigating Emotional Storms With Mindfulness
Read more: Navigating Emotional Storms With MindfulnessTips for Seniors: Navigating Emotional Storms With Mindfulness Why Your Mindfulness Toolkit Matters Most When Things Get Rough I recently had a moment where I felt completely derailed by an unexpected emotional storm. It was a perfect storm of intrusion, frustration, and an emotional habit that I thought I had left behind. For about 24…
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Simple Mindfulness for Seniors is a Great Life Tool
Read more: Simple Mindfulness for Seniors is a Great Life ToolWhy Simple Mindfulness for Seniors Works Our Later Years, Brighter and Calmer I’m in my seventh decade of an amazing life, and like many of you, I’ve noticed things shifting. Our bodies change, our social connections may evolve, and our sense of purpose can sometimes need a gentle realignment. This is a normal part of…
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Mindfulness and Addiction in Later Life
Read more: Mindfulness and Addiction in Later LifeA Quiet Struggle: Finding Support for Addiction in Later Life Through a Mindful Approach A Strategic Alliance: Mindfulness and Addiction As we navigate our later years, we often face a unique set of challenges. It’s a time of transition that can bring profound loss, shifts in our health, and changes to our sense of purpose.…
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The Founder’s Story: Changing My Relationship with Chronic Pain
Read more: The Founder’s Story: Changing My Relationship with Chronic PainIn this candid conversation, Mindfulness for Seniors founder Blair O’Neil sits down with our dialogue partner, Lisa. In their conversation, they explore the deeply personal topic of living with chronic pain. He recounts his story of the life-altering accident that reshaped his world. and the gradual, mindful journey of shifting from a state of war…
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Easing Anxiety for Seniors with Easy Mindfulness
Read more: Easing Anxiety for Seniors with Easy MindfulnessA Step-by-Step Guide: The “Just Notice 10 Things” Tool for Easing Anxiety When the “runaway train” of anxiety or upset starts to pick up speed, it can feel totally overwhelming. While a single mindful breath is a powerful tool for mild unease, easing anxiety when the upset already has a strong hold of us, sometimes…