Tag: mindfulness
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RebelWhisper: LouderThanThunder—Zen Drop 015
Read time 2 minutes. The meaning of RebelWhisper. How silence can be louder and more confident than noise. We’ve been throwing around these bold ideas: StartZenRevolution.AwakeWide.SelfDisrupt. Loud, aggressive words.Words that thump like a stone into a pond—and shatter the stillness. But don’t get taken in by the splashy headlines.The ripple is the story. Because all the while,we’ve…
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Awake Wide: Zen Drop 014
Read time about 1 minute. Trying to be a Zen master?Trying to master the moment? Don’t master the moment—meet it.Awake Wide. No matter what you call the practice, that is the practice.Approach it. Embrace it. Enjoy it. Awareness alone does not guarantee transformation.But awareness takes you to the edge.When you get there—go beyond.Awake Wide—Wider than that. There’s…
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Silence Hears a Who: Zen Drop 013
Read time under 1 minute. Detached awareness in a playful little nutshell…. I don’t care? Who cares?The you who—that’s who.But who is this who—who keeps caring for you? “I’m done!” says the Who.“I’m detached!” says the air.But who said that line?The whom who’s aware. You can shrug all you want,you can huff, you can sneer.But the one who…
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Practice Takes Practice: Energy Awareness
Read time approximately 3 minutes. Learn a simple yet powerful energy awareness practice that helps you break the emotional feedback loop. Ahead lies a deceptively simple practice.But it only works if you’re willing—truly willing—to stop fighting what is.You don’t have to like what’s happening.You do have to stop arguing with it.Perhaps you find yourself struggling…
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Wake ’n Break: Zen Drop 012
Wake up with purpose. Read time under 1 minute. Wake up—and remember to forget. For one fleeting moment, everything is yesterday’s news—if you let it be.Anti-ritual is clarity. Catch the first thought before it settles.Break the rhythm before it starts.Steal your own thunder. Daybreak? Break something else while you’re at it.The alarm clock isn’t just…
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Every Ping Is Every Ping: Zen Drop 010
Read time under a minute. You’re not overwhelmed.You’re overconnected.Too many signals. Each ping deceives.Each ping invites.Every ping:the trap and the trail. Stillness isn’t silence.It’s signal clarity. Go wireless.Discord.Get connected. Explore More: There are many ways to gain more signal clarity. Try this mindful listening game for starters.
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Something Remembered: Zen Drop 008
What is it about touching stillnessthat feels peacefully familiar? You don’t need to wait to get present.Presence is already here. Mini-awakenings are a slight return.The ache with no villain longs for a complete return. And that’s why we practice. Spiritual practice is remembering—remembering not to forget. Nothing added. Nothing gained. Everything changed.Peacefully familiar. Stillness remembers…
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Silliness: The Wisdom And Presence Of Playfulness
Lately I have been hearing a song by Elaine Stritch in a car commercial. Perhaps you have heard it too, as it is hard to ignore in its striking playfulness. The song is “Are You Having Any Fun?” Its lyrics are loaded with common sense wisdom. It asks, “Are you having any fun… laughs?” It…
