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Lessons from Nepal

October 29, 2019 Tom Bassarear

Learning about gratitude, generosity, and acceptance.

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In Stories from others, Reframing old ideas, Stories from me Tags generosity, gratitude, Nepal, accepting
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The Healing Power of Nature

October 21, 2019 Tom Bassarear

Spending time in nature can be so restorative

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In Afflictive states, Related fields, Stories from me Tags chipmunk, tre, forest
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Busyness

October 14, 2019 Tom Bassarear

Try a 21 Day Exploration to develop a new habit or let go of an old habit

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In Afflictive states, Buddhism, Stories from others, Stories from me Tags habit energy, hurrying
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Mindfully Speaking: Not Simple Or Easy, And So Important

October 7, 2019 Tom Bassarear

The value of mindfulness before speaking

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In Buddhism, Well-being, Stories from others Tags Thich Nhat Hanh, Rumi, Dogen, listening
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Groundhog Day: How long until you move on?

September 30, 2019 Tom Bassarear

What we know about how to move on

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In Afflictive states, Buddhism, Metaphor Tags Thich Nhat Hanh, Indigenous, 5 aggregates, responding, reacting, neuroplasticity, Victor Frankl
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Mindful Listening: Not Simple or Easy, and So Important

September 23, 2019 Tom Bassarear

Listening is becoming a lost art

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In Afflictive states, Buddhism, Well-being, Reframing old ideas, Stories from others Tags civil, receiving, McClintock, othering
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Metaphor: focusing

September 16, 2019 Tom Bassarear

The metaphor of focusing can change how we see a situation in our lives

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In Metaphor, Afflictive states, Buddhism Tags stress, pain, marriage, soften, Nepal
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Remembering to be mindful

September 9, 2019 Tom Bassarear

Daily practices that can help us to remember to be mindful

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In Direct experience, Try This!, Stories from others, Well-being Tags laughing doll, mindfulness assistant, Mark Nepo
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Letting go of anger, resentment, shame and other afflictive emotions

September 2, 2019 Tom Bassarear

Letting go is important, but we can’t dictate when it happens.

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In Afflictive states, Buddhism, Direct experience, Metaphor, Stories from others Tags Cape Cod, Thich Nhat Hanh, mountains, resentment, Internal Family Systems, Goenka
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Making mountains out of molehills

August 26, 2019 Tom Bassarear

Mindfulness helps us to transform those mountains back into molehills

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In Afflictive states, Metaphor, Stories from others Tags Thich Nhat Hanh, pain, meditation retreat
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Love

August 19, 2019 Tom Bassarear

Some quotes and reflections on love

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In Well-being, Stories from others Tags love, children, Rumi, Rilke, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Complementary practices toward unwanted parts of ourselves

August 12, 2019 Tom Bassarear

I describe how a new model of psychotherapy and mindfulness meditation can work together in dealing with our unwanted parts

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In Afflictive states, Buddhism, Related fields, Metaphor Tags Internal Family Systems, beavers, Richard Schwartz, John Makransky, Jack Kornfield, not good enough
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Smiling

August 6, 2019 Tom Bassarear

Some stories and thoughts about the benefits of smiling

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In Direct experience, Try This!, Well-being, Stories from others Tags granddaughter, Nepal, Vietnam, Thai, Dalai Lama, fMRI, The Little Prince, Yvonne Rand, laughter yoga
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Loving-kindness meditation

July 29, 2019 Tom Bassarear

A powerful and central meditation

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In Buddhism, Try This!, Well-being, What mindfulness is/isn't, Stories from others, Direct experience, Stories from me Tags David Whyte, Naomi Shihab Nye, Kindness, intentions, variations, obstacles, authentic
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Remembering to be compassionate and kind

July 22, 2019 Tom Bassarear

Four practices to help us remember, because we can forget so easily!

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In Buddhism, Try This!, Metaphor, Stories from others Tags morning practice, metaphor, gasoline, anchors, cues, bigger picture, compassion, kindness
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Compassion

July 15, 2019 Tom Bassarear

Compassion is a choice, and it is always available.

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In Reframing old ideas, Stories from others, Well-being Tags compassion, buttons, Dalai Lama, trauma, compassionate accountability
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Interdependence and interconnection

July 8, 2019 Tom Bassarear

Several examples and stories of applying these powerful concepts into our daily lives

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In Related fields, Try This!, Stories from others Tags John Muir, Parker Palmer, seventh generation, namaste, forgiveness, Restorative Justice, habit energy, Thich Nhat Hanh
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Reflections on what mindfulness is and isn't

July 1, 2019 Tom Bassarear

The cost of automatic pilot, remembering the heart, checking one’s internal weather

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In Direct experience, Try This!, What mindfulness is/isn't, Related fields, Stories from me Tags automatic pilot, heartfulness, internal weather, beginner's mind, Rachel Naomi Remen, Meister Eckhart
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The RAIN practice

June 24, 2019 Tom Bassarear

Recognize, accept, investigate (non-conceptually), non-identification

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In Afflictive states, Buddhism, Direct experience, Stories from others, Stories from me Tags RAIN, recognize, accept, investigate, non-identification, intention, contracted, Thich Nhat Hanh, Richard Schwartz, Internal Family Systems
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Letting go of anxiety

June 19, 2019 Tom Bassarear

A description of how my travel anxiety finally subsided at the Salt Lake CIty airport.

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In Afflictive states, Direct experience, Stories from others, Stories from me Tags anxiety, befriend, grief, tsunami, old habits
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