Mindfulness: Looking at an Attitude of Gratitude
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / November 25, 2013 / Posted in MindfulnessAt Thanksgiving it is helpful to remind ourselves of the blessings we are, we give, we have, we receive. We are a moment in time. What contribution do I make to this moment of time in my life and the lives of all those whose lives I touch. This short TED talk on Gratitude touches [...]
Mindfulness-No Driving & Texting Allowed: From One Second To The Next
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / November 3, 2013 / Posted in Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership, MindfulnessNOT TEXTING WHILE DRIVING IS A PRACTICE. If it’s to be it’s up to me. The life you same may be one of my family members Please share this video. It is one of the most mindful gifts you can give to all those whose lives you touch. Mindfulness is a practice. It is about [...]
Mindfulness & Laughter: Healing Mind, Body & Spirit
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / September 17, 2013 / Posted in Breathe, MindfulnessDr. Caroline Meeks is a physician who became Dr. Funshine as she developed her practice and a following through her Laughter Yoga. In this video she shows us how to use our breathing, mindfulness and laughter to heal from within and without. Elisha Goldstein who blogs for PsychCentral with his Mindfulness & Psychotherapy says this [...]
Mindfulness: Vulnerability & Empathy Break Down My Walls
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / July 22, 2013 / Posted in MindfulnessWhat has always been interesting for me regarding the walls that I build is are they keeping me in or are they keeping me out. Walls protect against vulnerability. Vulnerability protects against the need for building walls. Sometimes I am so busy breaking down walls that I don’t see there is a door right around [...]
Mindfulness: When I fingerpoint, three fingers are pointing back at me
4 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / July 8, 2013 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessThis statement by Jerry Harvey, author of The Abilene Paradox, captures what Pema Chhodron addresses in her talk on “The Propensity To Be Bothered.” It is a way for me to remove myself from having anything to do when I feel wronged or hard done by. There is a belief that I am [...]
Mindfulness: Why am I crying?
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / June 17, 2013 / Posted in MindfulnessAs I type this there are tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat. This same thing happens when I read a poem, hear some music, watch a play, or observe the virtuosity of a performance be it music, or dance, or athletic. It touches in me what is humanly possible and it [...]
Mindfulness & Monkey Mind: Thoughts are viruses
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / June 15, 2013 / Posted in MindfulnessThe ancestor of every action is thought. — Emerson Steve Robertson reminds us in this Huffington Report article Mindfulness and Monkey Mind: Our minds are abuzz with thousands of thoughts each day, all of which compete for our attention and a corollary action. The Buddhists call this untrained mind of buzzing thoughts the [...]
Mindfulness: Empathy Is Our Human Connection
1 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / May 13, 2013 / Posted in Meditation, Mindful Business, Mindful Leadership, MindfulnessIt is with the heart that one sees rightly. For what essential is invisible to the eye. The Little Prince We are back to the awareness that the way I think influences who I am and who I am influences what I do. Lee Thayer in Leadership: Thinking, Being, Doing shares: Behind and under [...]
Mindfulness
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / May 10, 2013 / Posted in MindfulnessYou will enjoy the following Mindfulness Series from Evolution Counseling. “The wisdom of the East presented in a way the Western mind can understand. Series of articles with meditations, philosophy, and psychology to help you achieve mindfulness in the 21st century.”
Mindfulness: Healthy Habits Healthy World
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / April 11, 2013 / Posted in Meditation, MindfulnessIt is always a matter of perception. Healthy Habits / Healthy World Heal Thy Habits / Heal Thy World If it is to be it always starts with me. Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine shared the following suggestions: What’s good for you is good for the planet; It’s just that simple. Keep this checklist [...]
