Today’s LiftMyDepression challenge is to play with one persistent thought that occupies the most space in your head.
Depression often generates repetitive thoughts: the ones that go on and on in your mind no matter where you are or what you do.
Do you constantly ask yourself the same question? (e.g. “Why am I so depressed?”) Continue Reading »
I am me
In all the world, there is no one else exactly like me
Everything that comes out of me is authentically me
Because I alone chose it – I own everything about me
My body, my feelings, my mouth, my voice, all my actions,
Whether they be to others or to myself – I own my fantasies,
My dreams, my hopes, my fears – I own all my triumphs and Continue Reading »
Today is World Sauntering Day!
Saunter…
I don’t use this word at all, do you?
I prefer to use the word ‘stroll’ instead.
A good stroll for me means no hurry, peace of mind, walking meditation, total relaxation and focus on the beauty around me, while I am gently rocking my body by putting one foot in front of the other.
So simple! So easy! So connecting! So nourishing! So healing!
‘It is a great art to saunter.’ ~ Henry David Thoreau
Autumn is here. The leaves begin to change colour and fall. Nature is performing its ‘Let it go!’ dance once again!
A few more weeks and all the deciduous trees will look pretty much the same, revealing their solid and beautiful structure that we can all admire on a cold and misty day.
It’s seems like the trees need to let go of all the weight they can before the heavy snow and winds hit their magnificent crowns.
The trees have the inner wisdom of adapting themselves to a new season. They don’t resist it!
They have the immense trust to let go easily and effortlessly and just rest, rest, rest, consolidating their strength, until a new powerful transition and transformation takes place in the spring.
Why not be in alignment with Mother Nature and release some thoughts that bring you suffering and prevent you from recovery?
Take a mindful walk in nature this week. Observe the changes. Get inspired by the powerful and effortless transformations and renewals that are taking place around you. Continue Reading »
Depression is an interesting phenomenon. It can rot you from the inside out, while making you believe that it is the outside world that is making you sick.
Sometimes it contaminates your thoughts with a sad and extremely painful “discovery”: ‘Nobody cares about me…’
Then your brain reacts to this thought.
Imagine your confused brain trying to rapidly figure out what action to take after this ‘no one cares’ statement:
‘Should I get angry?’, ‘What can I do to make them care?’, ‘Am I worthless?’, etc. etc.
The possibilities of what can emerge out of this torturing thought activity are endless. Continue Reading »
