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It is easy to get caught up in our own little world, swept into the ego mind narrating our story. To be humble is not to surrender our own needs or dismantle our healthy boundaries. Humility is the capacity to stand firmly within yourself and also to honor the wants, needs, and common humanity of others. In mindful presence, Lori Furbush Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.
—C. S. Lewis Even though it seems like your mind runs the show, in fact, you have great capacity to choose your thoughts, perceptions, and attitude in any situation. If we are going to evolve as a human race, we must start by using the more evolved parts of ourselves. When we’re feeling overwhelmed, it takes skill and courage to pause, assess the situation with awareness, then re-center and take wise action with an attitude that aligns with our best self. In mindful presence, Lori Furbush Experience is not what happens to you; it’s what you do with what happens to you.
—Aldous Huxley Kindness starts at home, within yourself. When the harsh inner critic raises its voice, it can be helpful to recognize that life is hard and suffering is a shared human experience. Having compassion for our own suffering helps to ease the nervous system’s fight-flight-freeze response and activate the brain’s higher functioning processes. Then when we’re kinder with ourselves, it is easier to be kinder with everyone. In mindful presence, Lori Furbush Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle.
—Plato With so much complexity in the world, it has become the norm—even an addiction—to multitask. We check the phone, read the news, remember yesterday, plan tomorrow, have a conversation, and eat a meal all at once. It can be a profound practice to fully immerse yourself in one task, one step at a time. This clears the haze of carrying so many loose ends, and helps us live the moment we’re living. In mindful presence, Lori Furbush A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
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AuthorLori Furbush teaches Qigong, Yin Yoga, & Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). She weaves MINDFULNESS & RELAXATION into every moment. Archives
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