http://peacefulheartstainedglass.com/phsg-blog Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:32:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Stop thinking and talking about it and there is nothing you will not be able to know. I’ve been rereading Julie Cameron’s “The Artist’s Way” and came across this Zen paradigm in the margins.  After reading it once, I stopped to think about what it meant.  When I see two negatives ... http://peacefulheartstainedglass.com/phsg-blog/2008/09/04/zen-paradigm-stop-thinking-and-talking/ I like today’s teabag wisdom.  It says so much in so few words.  What is truth anyway?  Is it the absence of lies?  Truth is certainly talked about in all religions.  I remember growing up and hearing my mother tell me to always speak the truth.  But sometimes speaking the ... http://peacefulheartstainedglass.com/phsg-blog/2008/08/25/truth-is-everything-teabag-wisdom/ Keep Up. Two little words with a whole lot of meaning.  You’ve heard people say them all your life.  Your parents would say “Keep up with your homework.”  Teachers would say “Keep up with the class.”  Your boss pokes his head into your cubicle and says “Keep up, we are on ... http://peacefulheartstainedglass.com/phsg-blog/2008/08/20/todays-teabag-wisdom-keep-up/ How many times have you heard someone say “Pay Attention”? I can remember my teacher from first grade saying that all the time.  In school, we were asked to pay attention so that we could learn.  At home, our parents would tell us to pay attention when they were giving us ... http://peacefulheartstainedglass.com/phsg-blog/2008/08/19/pay-attention/ Did you ever wake up slowly from a pleasant dream, remembering all the details and wishing it would never end?  That was how I began the morning.  Parts of the dream, still vivid in my mind.  I was out in nature, a beautiful park that seemed familiar to me, but ... http://peacefulheartstainedglass.com/phsg-blog/2008/08/14/dreaming-of-nature/ Here’s a little teabag wisdom to get your day going. “Mental happiness is total relaxation.” Now, this is good.  What does it mean to be mentally happy?  No worries.  No arguments or judgments about yourself or others.  No anxiety about the past or the future.  No negative emotions.  But instead of defining ... http://peacefulheartstainedglass.com/phsg-blog/2008/08/03/mental-happiness-teabag-wisdom/ Over the past several months I’ve talked about being mindful and present to each moment of our lives.  It’s so easy to forget.  To fall back on old habits.  To blame others for all the bad things that happen in our lives. This past week, I’ve gotten past the “why me” ... http://peacefulheartstainedglass.com/phsg-blog/2008/07/28/an-experiment-in-mindfulness/ Did you ever stop to consider the important things in life?  Maybe what’s important to one person isn’t as important to the next.  But as I sit in bed, sipping my tea, I realize that at the top of my list is my health, my family, and friends. I’m an active ... http://peacefulheartstainedglass.com/phsg-blog/2008/07/22/the-important-things-in-life/ Yesterday I had a busy mind.  I wasn’t worried or upset about anything in particular, simply thinking about what I was going to do that day.  After waking up half an hour later than expected, I rushed to meet a friend at the beach for a walk.  On the drive ... http://peacefulheartstainedglass.com/phsg-blog/2008/07/20/a-busy-mind/ Don’t worry.  Be happy.   It’s hard to be happy these days when we are bombarded with all the bad news about the Iraq war and the economy.  I won’t even write down all the negative details, because bringing them to the forefront of my mind makes me anxious, depressed and ... http://peacefulheartstainedglass.com/phsg-blog/2008/07/16/dont-worry-be-happy/