Be mindful

Be mindful
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Practice mindfulness. Simply learn to live in the present, rather than thinking so much about the future or the past. When you eat, fully appreciate your food. When you’re with someone, be with them fully. When you’re walking, appreciate your surroundings, no matter where you are.

Corinne Bailey Rae - I Won't Let You Lie To Yourself

lovin' you is hard
lovin' you is wonderful
when you're holdin' back
is it so impossible
tell me why
i try
to control what's on your mind
and you should be here
(here by my side)
you shouldn't be makin' me cry
(no making me cry)
noooo

so don't go sayin'
contemplatin'
that i'm better off alone
cuz you're amazing
you drive me crazy
when you gonna know
you're too proud to let it show
but i won't let you lie to yourself

you got it in your head
i was made for someone else
not you you you
it's a little late
you make all my dreams come true
tell me why
i try
to conrol what's on your mind
well you should be here by my side
(here by my side)
you shouldn't be makin' me cry
(no making me cry)
nooo

so don't go sayin'
contemplatin'
that i'm better off alone
cuz you're amazing
you drive me crazy
when you gonna know
you're too proud to let it show
well i won't let you lie to yourself

(no need to worry)
no need to worry
(im in no hurry)
i've got all the time in the world for you baby
(cuz when you're in my arms)
when you're in my arms
you're the feelin'
i'll keep on tellin' you 'til you believin'

so don't go sayin'
contemplatin'
that i'm better off alone
cuz you're amazing
you drive me crazy
when you gonna know
you're too proud to let it show
i won't let you lie to yourself

Corinne Bailey Rae -  I Won't Let You Lie To Yourself

The Delgados - The Light Before We Land

In truth there is no better place to be
Than falling out of darkness still to see

Without a premonition
Could you tell me where we stand?
I'd hate to lose this light
Before we land

And when I feel like I can feel once again
Let me stay awhile
Soak it in awhile
If we can hold on we can fix what is wrong
Buy a little time
For this head of mine
Haven for us

Before we let euphoria
Convince us we are free
Remind us how we used to feel
Before when life was real

And when I feel like I can feel once again
Let me stay awhile
Soak it in awhile
If we can hold on we can fix what is wrong
Buy a little time
For this head of mine
Haven for us

The Delgados - The Light Before We Land

Hooked!...

There are few things humans are more dedicated than unhappiness. Had we been placed on earth by a malign creator for the exclusive purpose of suffering, we would have good reason to congratulate ourselves on our enthusiastic response to the task. Reasons to be inconsolable abound: the frailty of our bodies, the fickleness of love, the insincerities of social life, the compromises of friendship, the deadening effects of habit. In the face of such persistent ills, we might naturally expect that no event would be awaited with greater anticipation than the moment of our extinction.

How Proust Can Change Your Life

Increasing Awareness

I walk with ever increasing awareness. I eat with ever increasing awareness. I love with ever increasing awareness. Whatever I am doing I am doing with ever increasing awareness to be fully present in this moment.

in Fragrant Heart

World AIDS Day

Visitem o site, informem-se e contribuam.

http://www.worldaidsday.org

Respeitem e protejam-se. A vocês e aos que amam.

Aproveitem este dia para pensar sobre o assunto.

Skye - I Believe

My own Destiny

My world it moves so fast today
The past it seems so far away
And I squeeze it so tight, I can't breathe
And every time I try to be
What someone has thought of me
So caught up, I wasn't able to acheive
But deep in my heart the answer it was in me
And I made up my mind to find my own destiny
I look at my environment
And wonder where the fire went
What happened to everything we used to be
I hear so many cry for help
Searching outside of themselves
Now I know His strength is within me
And deep in my heart the answer it was in me
And I made up my mind to find my own destiny
And deep in my heart the answer it was in me
And I made up my mind to find my own destiny

Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

God only knows (what I'd be without you...)

I may not always love you
But long as there are stars above you
You never need to doubt it
I'll make you so sure about it
God only knows what I'd be without you

If you should ever leave me
Though life would still go on, believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would livin' do me
God only knows what I'd be without you

God only knows what I'd be without you

If you should ever leave me
Though life would still go on, believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would livin' do me
God only knows what I'd be without you

God only knows what I'd be without you

If you should ever leave me
Though life would still go on, believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would livin' do me

God only knows what I'd be without you...

Inner Freedom

You enjoy real freedom when you are able to accept or reject thoughts in accordance with your will, and being able to impose silence on your mind, when there is nothing to think about.

in "Inner freedom is Real freedom"

Florence + the Machine - You've Got the Love

You've got it baby...

Metric - Sick Muse

Kasper Bjørke: Young Again

The Good Natured - I Pray

Sheer suffering

I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness and the willingness to remain vulnerable.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Dear Stressed Out:

Calm Under Low Cloud
Originally uploaded by ecstaticist

Keep your need for control and perfection in a healthy perspective. Control freaks and perfectionists often experience a lot of stress in their lives. My personal and professional experience has demonstrated to me that demanding an “A-plus” from yourself in everything that you do often catches up with you sooner or later, physically and/or mentally. Also, learning to let go of things that you can’t change is essential to good mental health. As the lines from a famous song by Kenny Rogers goes, “You’ve got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em, know when to walk away, and know when to run.”

in Hap LeCrone: 10 ways to keep stress from ruling your life

Open your eyes to what’s right in front of you, and allow yourself to fully experience it

From tinybuddha's latest post :

6. Forgive. Most of the time, when we’re clinging to the past, we’re holding onto anger or bitterness. You see how much better things could be if only he did this, or she didn’t do that. But he didn’t. Or she did. We’re all human. We all make mistakes. Sometimes without remorse. Holding onto anger doesn’t punish the person who hurt you. It just prolongs your pain. Let go of that pain.

in 2 Ways You Think Yourself Unhappy (and 10 Things to Do About It) by tinybuddha

The Fourth Step

glide
Originally uploaded by "T"eresa

Meditation means to me, witnessing on three levels: action of the body, thoughts of the mind, feelings of the heart. Once a person becomes aware of these three things, the fourth step happens on its own accord.
You can call it his soul, his being, and it is the greatest bliss in existence. There is nothing above it.

Osho

Moi seul et non les autres?

Puisque nous avons tous un égal besoin d'être heureux, par quel privilège serais-je l'object unique de mes efforts vers le bonheur? Et puisque nous redoutons tous le danger et la souffrance, par quel privilège aurais-je droit à être protégé, moi seul et non les autres?

Shantideva

Get it right!

Some people fail to differentiate between marriage as a religious institution and a civil institution. While marriage as a religious institution should be governed by people's faith and the tenets of their religion, marriage as a civil institution should be governed by principles of fairness.

Illinois state treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, who is running for the U.S. Senate seat of Rod Blagojevich appointee Roland Burris. As quoted on Advocate.com on October 5. Read more;