http://www.mindfulpurpose.com Make a difference! Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:20:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/the-work-life-balance-trap http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/the-work-life-balance-trap#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:49:58 +0000 sunada http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/?p=1116 I think the idea of Work-Life Balance is off-base. It seems everyone is feeling busier than ever. There's never enough time. Not even for "life" things -- like family time and vacations. It seems harder than ever to maintain this alleged balance. So that got me thinking. I, too, often get caught in busyness traps. I was fortunate to be able to disconnect and go on a long retreat to chill and regain some perspective. Given my tendencies, I know working this out will be a lifelong project for me. But here's where my thinking is at the moment.]]> http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/the-work-life-balance-trap/feed 2 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/reconnecting-with-silence http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/reconnecting-with-silence#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 18:30:12 +0000 sunada http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/?p=966 Being fresh off a retreat this past weekend, I'd like to share what it’s like to be in silence, and why it’s a good thing. Even if we don’t go on retreats, I think there are many reasons why it’s important to bring more silence into our lives. This past weekend, I was on a retreat where we spent several hours each day in silence. So the experience is still fresh in my mind. Early on in a retreat, there’s always a bit of awkwardness since you’re thrown together with people you don’t know. We wonder what to say, how to start a conversation, how to make a good impression. All that inner fretting.]]> http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/reconnecting-with-silence/feed 2 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/mindfully-navigating-through-overwhelm http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/mindfully-navigating-through-overwhelm#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:30:36 +0000 sunada http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/?p=922 I have to confess, I’m a busy-holic. I’m often balancing at the knife-edge of being TOO busy. But everything I do is important to me, and I don’t want to give anything up. Recently, I started taking a different perspective, which is really helping me cut through the crap. Here’s what I’m doing differently. We can get ourselves into a bit of trouble when we think of compassion only in terms of “giving.” It leaves a huge opening for our ego to step in. I don’t know about yours,]]> http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/mindfully-navigating-through-overwhelm/feed 0 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/mindfully-doing-what%e2%80%99s-important http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/mindfully-doing-what%e2%80%99s-important#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:59:38 +0000 sunada http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/?p=838 "I’d really like to do _________ but I never seem to find the time." How often do we say that? And what’s in that blank? Starting meditation, writing a book, working on a creative hobby? Why is it so hard to get to those things we wish we could? I’d like to share with you the story of how my client James (not his real name) dealt with this problem. James is in business for himself as a therapist and freelance journalist, and is also a husband, dad, and ]]> http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/mindfully-doing-what%e2%80%99s-important/feed 0 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/when-did-you-last-really-stop-to-smell-the-roses http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/when-did-you-last-really-stop-to-smell-the-roses#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:54:12 +0000 sunada http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/?p=813 If we don't have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made, then how many other things are we missing? A sad and telling story of an urban experiment. ]]> http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/when-did-you-last-really-stop-to-smell-the-roses/feed 1 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/29-gifts-by-cami-walker http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/29-gifts-by-cami-walker#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:01:38 +0000 sunada http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/?p=777 Sunada reviews 29 Gifts, the remarkable true story of how one woman rose above her debilitating illness — and started a worldwide movement that has inspired thousands to work toward reviving the spirit of giving in the world.
Cami Walker seemed to have everything going for her when a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis ]]> http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/29-gifts-by-cami-walker/feed 0 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/in-the-moment-in-the-sweep-of-time http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/in-the-moment-in-the-sweep-of-time#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:41:00 +0000 sunada http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/?p=748 Sunada sometimes hears skepticism about the idea of being "in the moment." Does it really mean we should cut ourselves off from our past and future? Are we to drop all our cherished memories? Should we naively stop planning for our future? No, she’s quite certain this isn’t what the Buddha had in mind when he taught about mindfulness. So let’s take a closer look at what it might really mean.
]]> http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/in-the-moment-in-the-sweep-of-time/feed 0 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/a-different-way-to-think-about-creative-genius http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/a-different-way-to-think-about-creative-genius#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:28:26 +0000 sunada http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/?p=741 This is a fun and funny video of Elizabeth Gilbert (author of Eat, Pray, Love) sharing her ideas on creativity. She says that that instead of the rare person "being" a genuis, all of us "have" a genius. And she shares how we might be in relationship with that part of ourselves. It's from www.TED.com -- a site that I highly recommend for many wonderfully thought-provoking and often moving talks.]]> http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/a-different-way-to-think-about-creative-genius/feed 0 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/fear-is-my-ally http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/fear-is-my-ally#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:39:43 +0000 sunada http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/?p=738 Fearlessness isn’t the absence of fear, but the ability stay with one’s fear and use its energy wisely. In Sunada's monthly post on Wildmind's blog, she explains how welcoming our fears can point us toward our own place of freedom.
]]> http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/fear-is-my-ally/feed 0 http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/working-with-anger http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/working-with-anger#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:50:37 +0000 sunada http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/?p=685 I’ve been talking with some clients recently about anger. We all know what it’s like. It feels like an alien takes control of us. When in its grip, we can’t seem to stop ourselves from saying or doing things we regret later. Or it silently boils inside, leaving us simmering long after the incident is over. But the good news is anger can be overcome. I’d like to share with you some things I’ve learned about anger, and how we can loosen its grip on us. ]]> http://www.mindfulpurpose.com/blog-home/everyday-mindfulness/working-with-anger/feed 4