Category: Curated

Surrendering to the Present Moment 

Father Richard Rohr says “If we watch our minds, we will see that we live most of our life in the past or in the future. The present always seems boring and not enough. To get ourselves engaged, we will often “create a problem” to resolve, and then another, and another. The only way many of us know how to motivate ourselves is to create problems or to need to “fix” something, someone else, or ourselves.” Source: Surrendering to the Present Moment 

PS I find repeating the phrase I learned from Tara Brach and Dorothy Hunt to be very powerful for staying in this present moment: “Peace is this moment without judgement“.

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The legacy of the one and only Tony Bennett

You haven’t accomplished much until Mo Rocca does your Obit on CBS Sunday Morning…

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Why Doesn’t My Spouse Listen?

When stressed, people are physically incapable of hearing each other. Source: Why Doesn’t My Spouse Listen?

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The Brilliant Psychological Rawness of The Bear

This streaming show draws emotional truth out of food and family pain. Source: The Brilliant Psychological Rawness of The Bear

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Draw Me Like One of Your French Girls

I asked my kitty Sadie to do her best Kate Winslet in Titanic and this is what I got…

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3 Golden Rules For Finding Love Without Compromising Who You Are

There are men who love your strength and resilience. Embrace them — literally and figuratively! Source: 3 Golden Rules For Finding Love Without Compromising Who You Are

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9 Men Reveal The Truth About Whether Successful Women Intimidate Them

Are smart, successful women intimidating? We asked men what they think. Source: 9 Men Reveal The Truth About Whether Successful Women Intimidate Them

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Volunteering may protect older adults against dementia

“Volunteering… could serve as a simple intervention in all older adults to protect against risk for Alzheimer’s disease,” says Yi Lor. Source: Volunteering may protect older adults against dementia

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How to Enjoy Solitude Without Feeling Lonely

Make a plan for your alone time. Source: How to Enjoy Solitude Without Feeling Lonely

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Set yourself free

Raffaello Palandri's avatarRaffaello Palandri's Blog

When you allow something you have no control over to negatively impact on you, you become slave of your worries.

Get rid of those things and set yourself free.

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Morning Walk. With Chat GBT.

I am both amazed and horrified at the same time by the power of AI. I use it on a basic level every day for simple, benign tasks but I fear what unscrupulous people will do with it. Read on for a brilliant example of AI at use by my friend David Kanigan…

Live & Learn's avatarLive & Learn

I asked Chat GBT this question after my morning walk this morning: “Write a story in David Kanigan’s voice on his morning walks.”  Here’s what A.I. produced:

David Kanigan, a man of unwavering routine and gentle presence, embarked on his morning walks like clockwork. Every day, before the sun even rose, he ventured out into the world with a sense of purpose that only the dawn could bring.

His footsteps were a rhythm, a cadence that connected him to the world around him. As he strolled through the quiet streets, he noticed the subtle changes that only the early morning bestowed upon the world – the dew-kissed grass, the soft whispers of the wind, and the occasional song of a waking bird.

Each step was deliberate, as if he were savoring every moment of the new day. With every breath, he inhaled the crisp, invigorating air, feeling it infuse him…

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Staying fit as you age isn’t just about exercise; experts say to prioritize these 4 habits

A fitness regimen should incorporate mental and emotional fitness as well. Source: Staying fit as you age isn’t just about exercise. Experts say to prioritize these 4 habits

As a postscript I will share that at the beginning of the year, I asked myself the Jay Keller question ‘what’s the one thing such that by doing it everything else becomes easier or unnecessary’. The answer for me was get healthy and lose weight. At this midpoint in the year, I have done these things as a response:

  • I have lost over 50lbs going from a size 42 waist to a size 36 and from an XXL to a L in shirts
  • I have been to Planet Fitness 79 times
  • I rode my bike almost 500 miles, reaching a goal of an average speed of 17mph over 12 miles

The results? I have a new job, a new love and a new lease on life — none of these would have happened without the one thing.

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The Zen Wisdom of Kenny Rogers and ‘The Gambler’

An earlier post by Raffaello Palandri about control made me think about this; the simple wisdom in an old Kenny Rogers song:

You’ve got to know when to hold ’em

Know when to fold ’em

Know when to walk away

And know when to run…

Source: kenny rogers the gambler lyrics – Google Search

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Sunday Quote: Inner work

Karl Duffy's avatarMindfulbalance

When you try to understand everything, you will not understand anything.

The best way is to understand yourself, and then you will understand everything

Shunryu Suzuki roshi, Zen Mind, Beginniers Mind

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Cutting and Running From Relationships Comes With a Cost

What makes you leave a relationship? Is it time to adjust your bottom lines? Source: Cutting and Running From Relationships Comes With a Cost

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Grieving the Living: Losing Those Who Are Still Here

A subtle, ongoing trauma tearing at the continuity of self. Source: Grieving the Living: Losing Those Who Are Still Here

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Is Your Remote Job Making You Lonely?

Loneliness — the distress and discomfort we feel when we perceive a gap between the social connection we want and the quantity and quality of the relationships we currently have — can be a side effect of remote work. That lack of connection might feel slight or huge based on how we’re wired and our unique set of needs. Sadly, prevalent feelings of loneliness were on the rise even before the Covid-19 pandemic, with 61% of respondents to a 2020 study conducted by Cigna reporting feeling lonely. The author presents several steps to take if you’re grappling with loneliness. Source: Is Your Remote Job Making You Lonely?

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It’s time to take stock of your social life

You don’t need to make new friends to have a fulfilling social life. Source: It’s time to take stock of your social life

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Lonely people see the world differently, according to their brains

Brain activity differs among people who feel out of touch with their peers. Source: Lonely people see the world differently, according to their brains

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The Cure to Male Loneliness

“No gender has a lock on loneliness, but men in particular seem to be struggling with the basics of making friends today. Surveys indicate that men have seen a much sharper decline than women in their close friendships over the past 30 years; a higher percentage of men than women report having no close friends at all (15 percent versus 10 percent); men receive less emotional support from friends than do women; and they are less likely than women to admit being lonely, making it tough to gauge, much less address, their suffering.” Go to the source…

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For the good

Karl Duffy's avatarMindfulbalance

Albert Einstein once said that the most important question a human being could answer is, ‘Is the universe a friendly place?’ A spiritually optimistic point of view holds that the universe is woven out of a fabric of love. Everything that is happening is ultimately for the good if we are willing to face it head-on and use our adversities for soul growth. As soon as we begin to …..open to faith in a friendly universe, the proverbial path opens before us. The people, events and teachings we need are supplied. This is the action of grace.

Joan Borysenko, Fire in the Soul: A New Spirituality of Spiritual Optimism

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