Thought Row Blog — mindfulness

The Inner Outer Oasis: Our minds are filled with thoughts, it's self-talk. Everyone at some point needs a safe haven to rest. A sanctuary from the overwhelmingly repetitive vagaries that often drain us of happiness and even our energy. Unplug: Easy to say, hard to do. Computers think they're so smart, but they are vulnerable to a reboot or if all else fails you can turn them off and unplug. Your brain is way too smart for that trick. Just when you think you've calmed those racing thoughts down, your brain kicks in a whole new set for you to...

  Quietude: The awoken dream. Aroused by thought. Life in a day. Where do you and I go from here we ask? Ambiguous as it may sound. You and I set the stage with our recurring thoughts. They're like an internal life chaperone. Meditation and contemplation, are the words we all associate with tedious effort. If we practice either one of those in good faith or with sincerity, there is a definite ROTI (return on time investment.) It can become downright life-changing. We should never discount our daily thoughts. At the end of each day, and just before I drift...

The Hidden Truth Inside Your Head: You own it, I mean you really own it! You own that thought generator. It has given birth to every thought and idea you consistently recycle inside of your head. Sure, some of those thoughts and ideas are deeply buried and rarely surface. But others, well, they hang around consistently. Some are loaded with motivating energy. Others are nagging, bringing on reoccurring worry and anxiety. What is a thinking brain supposed to do all day long? And for that matter when we sleep? One thing is for sure it manages all of our organs...

You Are Always Growing Up To The Highest Ideal Of Your Self: Maturation can be a wonderful thing if you apply it to your life's experiences. All too often, we place it in one of two categories, good or bad. The good is when we understand the things that positively happen for us are actually shaping our maturity. Now let's address the bad things that happen in our lives. Life is not always fair as various sages throughout the ages have assured us all to be the case. As much as I personally hate to agree with this, the bad...

Is Being Clever All That? Being genuinely clever requires an innovative imagination. One that seems to benefit greatly from a brainy ego. Spontaneity rules. Who amongst us has not been enamored by some people's ability to be clever in an almost showy way? But yet subtle enough to make us all notice without their clever act or comment appearing to be arrogant. Cleverish by design. All forms of creativity whether it be thoughts or actual inventions require an audience to appreciate the originality. Take a look around you. Most likely you are surrounded by some pretty cool stuff. Over time...