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Don’t Be A Pushover
Do you have a tendency to just go with the flow? You’re out with your friends or on a date or at a family gathering, and you’re overly pleasing – it doesn’t matter what the plan is, you just allow others to pick and choose what to do, where to go. That’s very nice of…
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Meditation Music Playlists
Need to just sit down, dim the lights, take a breath, and meditate to some relaxing music? Voilá, then here is JUST what you need. We have mostly shared meditation music in the form of YouTube videos here on Daily Meditate. This time we thought we’d do something a little different… Playlists! We’ve compiled 4…
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4 Steps To Happiness
Let your happiness expand the coming days. Plan on it, and then take steps to arrive there. For some, happiness feels elusive. Just out of reach. A tomorrow that never arrives. To others, happiness is a regular occurrence. It’s their natural disposition. You might find yourself somewhere between this spectrum — happy sometimes, or not,…
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Meditation Quote 89: “Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.” – Omar Khayyam
We’ve all been asked this question countless times: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” And as we grow older we turn those dreams into goals, and try our best to plan our future. What are your goals? Perhaps a perfect well paid career, a wonderful family of your own, being happy… But how about…
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What Does Your Inner Critic Say?
Do you hear how you speak to yourself? It’s not always nice, is it? I remember when I first started speaking publicly. The voice in my head kept reminding me that I had no business sharing my experience – “who wants to hear this stuff anyway?”. Then, when I did get up to speak and…
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Meditating Daily, No Matter What
This blog post was originally published at Tara Brach’s blog, and has been reposted here with her permission. Even after practicing and teaching meditation for more than 35 years now, I truly understand that sustaining a regular practice can be challenging. During the twelve years I lived in an ashram, for instance, I had others to…
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The Easiest Way To Relax This Holiday Season
Less than 4 weeks ’til Santa’s sled takes to the sky. If only surviving the season was as easy as sitting back and waiting for delivery. Black Friday! Cyber Monday! Riots at the Walmart! Deals all over the web! And we haven’t even gotten to the mass family gatherings. To create special memories during the…
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Take Five With This Guided Meditation
Need to take a five minute break and quickly relax yourself in the middle of a hectic day? Here is the perfect thing for you. Our favorite guided meditation channel over at YouTube, TheHonestGuys, keep creating new weekly guided meditations. We’ve written about them before and shared a 18 minutes long video from them. This time we present a 5…
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Keep Your Feet In The Now
Have you noticed yourself lost in your thoughts today? Come back, and let your tension go. In Thich Nhat Hanh’s classic book, “The Miracle of Mindfulness,” the author speaks of the mind being like a pond. On the surface of the pond, there can be many ripples, waves and choppiness. But below the surface, there…
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4 Ways To Start Meditating Today!
Have you been on the fence about meditation for a while, and never had the patience to just sit down and give it a try? You are not alone. One of the most common misconceptions I hear about meditation is that it is not for everyone. “I tried meditation once, and it’s not for me”…