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Pay attention, widen and soften, meet what arises, include it all

April 14, 2020 Tom Bassarear

These four phrases have become an integral part of my practice

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In Afflictive states, Buddhism, Try This!, Well-being, What mindfulness is/isn't Tags pay attention, widen and soften, meet what arises, include it all, Brene Brown
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Cultivating our lives

April 7, 2020 Tom Bassarear

Some powerful metaphors from gardening

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In Metaphor, Related fields, What mindfulness is/isn't Tags gardening, compost, garbage, desert, Mary Oliver, Thich Nhat Hanh
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Perspective and reframing: How else might I relate to this differently?

March 31, 2020 Tom Bassarear

Powerful tools to see things differently when that’s exactly what we need.

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In Afflictive states, Metaphor, Reframing old ideas, Well-being Tags perspective, astronauts, Etty Hillesum, problems, Ajahn Sucitto, reframing
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A potpourri of resources for developing resilience during these times

March 24, 2020 Tom Bassarear

A potpourri of resources to develop resilience

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In Afflictive states, Try This!, Well-being Tags resilience, humor, perspective, books, kindness, poems
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Mindfulness Practice During a Pandemic

March 17, 2020 Tom Bassarear

A menu of practices that can help

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In Afflictive states, Direct experience, Reframing old ideas, Try This!, Well-being, What mindfulness is/isn't Tags afflictive emotions, breath, body, thoughts, loving-kindness, compassion, distractions, gratitude, dailygood.org
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What to do if you a see a bear

March 10, 2020 Tom Bassarear

Seems like the advice for bears works well for thoughts too!

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In Metaphor, Reframing old ideas Tags bear, thought, Thich Nhat Hanh
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Mortality and now

March 3, 2020 Tom Bassarear

Mindfulness with grief and of mortality

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In Afflictive states, Buddhism, Stories from me, Well-being Tags reminders, death, 5 Daily Reflections, Castaneda, Levine, grief, mortality
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Five metaphors related to water

February 25, 2020 Tom Bassarear

These metaphors can help us choose helpful actions during crises.

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In Afflictive states, Metaphor, Reframing old ideas, Stories from me Tags tsunami, riptide, storms, anchor, ocean liner, white knuckling, patience, perspective, hopelessness, faith, surrender, fighting, discernment, delusion
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Saying thank you

February 18, 2020 Tom Bassarear

This simple practice benefits you, the other person, and lives on

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In Try This!, Well-being Tags categories, tags, search
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Bringing mindfulness to hurrying

February 11, 2020 Tom Bassarear

Reflections on my daily intention for 2020

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In Direct experience, Try This!, What mindfulness is/isn't Tags hurrying, inventory, caffeine, playful, investigation
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Cultivating self-compassion

February 4, 2020 Tom Bassarear

Three practices that can held develop more self-compassion

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In Afflictive states, Direct experience, Metaphor, Stories from others, Try This!, Well-being Tags Dalai Lama, Kristen Neff, self-esteem, fight, flight, freeze, common humanity, self-kindness, rumination
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Remembering

January 28, 2020 Tom Bassarear

Such a simple practice can be so transformative

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In Buddhism, Metaphor, Try This! Tags Jan Chozen Bays, How to train a wild elephant, non-dominant hand, look up, beauty, new spaces, trees, blue
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Are you sure?

January 21, 2020 Tom Bassarear

Asking ourselves this simple question can be life-saving

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In Afflictive states, Metaphor, Related fields, Stories from others Tags Thich Nhat Hanh, optical illusions, motivated reasoning
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Using technology metaphors to practice mindfulness

January 14, 2020 Tom Bassarear

These can be used playfully and have a significant impact on our daily lives

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In Metaphor, Try This!, Well-being Tags technology, metaphor, pause, email, restart, circuit breaker, unplug, playfulness
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Try a New Year's Intention

January 7, 2020 Tom Bassarear

Focusing on an intention for a year can bring huge insights

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In Try This!, Well-being, Direct experience, Stories from me Tags intention, New Year's, goal, 3 intelligences, Gassett, hurrying
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Our three intelligences

December 31, 2019 Tom Bassarear

A powerful way of expanding one’s practice

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In Afflictive states, Buddhism, Well-being, Direct experience, Stories from me Tags Sucitto, 3 intelligences, Parker Palmer, embodied awareness, irritation
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Kindness given and received

December 24, 2019 Tom Bassarear

Opening to opportunities to give and receive kindness

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In Stories from others Tags cab, Hospice
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Whack-a-mole

December 17, 2019 Tom Bassarear

A mindfulness perspective on an arcade game

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In Afflictive states, Buddhism, Metaphor, Try This!, Stories from others, Related fields Tags Whack-a-mole, Rumi, Thich Nhat Hanh, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, chocolate, RAIN
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Two Powerful Stories

December 10, 2019 Tom Bassarear

Each of these stories can touch something deep inside each of us.

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In Stories from others, Metaphor Tags Golden Buddha, high school, Vietnam
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Bringing mindfulness to colds and the flu

December 3, 2019 Tom Bassarear

Attitude and strategies can make such a difference.

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In Afflictive states, Reframing old ideas, Try This!, Direct experience Tags attitude, pain, unwanted
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