Post Written By Eugene Morgan “The idle mind knows not what it wants.” ~Ennius In other words the idle mind is basically daydreaming and not really consciously thinking about what to do next. We ought to deliberately think about our next course of action. Our mind is what moves our body and not our feelings. […]
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Past Wrongs
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Remembering a wrong is like carrying a burden on the mind.” ― Gautama Buddha Our memories are made from our experiences. It is how we respond to our past experiences that are important. Instead of burdening our minds with past wrongs, we can put the past wrongs in a reasonable […]
Happiness Is The Path
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.” ― Gautama Buddha It is our attitude about life determines how we deal with life. We can be happy if we choose to be. Happiness is a state of mind. It is difficult to be in a state of happiness […]
Quiet Sounds
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Sometimes we need to get away from noisy and loud sounds. Loud sounds can be over stimulating. It is good to have some silence so we can hear the sound of our breathing. We can hear our intimate thoughts. Quiet sounds can help us to focus inwardly and create a […]
Worrying Serves No Purpose
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “Worry pretends to be necessary but serves no useful purpose” ― Eckhart Tolle Worry can distract us from focusing on the task. Worry keeps us alone in our world. Worry delays progress in our lives. Worry doesn’t support health. Worry is just a habit we just do. Worry is a […]
What’s Your Story
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Each one of us has a story. Stories are made from our experiences. Listening to a story can be a life changing experience. When we hear someone’s life story, it alters our conscious and unconscious mind. We’re changed inside for the better. It changes us from inside out because we’re […]
The Internal Mind
Post Written By Eugene Morgan It would be nice when we sit down and close our eyes and not think. If we don’t pay attention to the thoughts that runs through our minds, we would be better off. We don’t have to entertain a negative thought. Our attention can focus on nothingness of our experience. […]
Learning to Quiet the Mind
Post Written By Eugene Morgan “The greatest meditation is a mind that lets go.” ~ Atisha We can’t sleep when we have an active mind. While lying in bed wide awake, we think about what we haven’t done that we forgot to take care of. If we’re thinking about something at work and we’re at […]
What You’re Going to Do Isn’t Enough
Post Written By Eugene Morgan Some of us who procrastinate focus too much on what we’re going to do instead of actually doing it. When we focus on what we’re going to do, we’re wasting brainpower on useless thinking. Instead of thinking about what we’re going to do, we can actually used that time to […]
We Have the Ability to Go Against Our Resistances
Post Written By Eugene Morgan We all have the ability to learn. We have the ability to experience. We have the ability to think, plan and execute the most basic of things. If we have these abilities then how come we have so little faith in ourselves to do the things we desire the most? […]
A Peace of Mind or A Mind at Peace
Written By Eugene Morgan Sometimes our minds are restless; we replay troubling scenery of our past, and we don’t want to let go. There is no peace of mind when we replay unpleasant events. We think reliving the unpleasant event would somehow relieve us from the pain. Some of us have tried to think the […]
Getting Back to Riddles & Puzzles
Written by Eugene Morgan Riddles and puzzles’ function are to stretch our minds. Riddles and puzzles are a good exercise for the mind. Riddles and puzzles are not designed to give up answers easily. We have to work for them. Sometimes, we give up too soon and get upset with ourselves, only to kick ourselves […]
Feel with the Finger, the Heart, and the Mind
Written by Eugene Morgan “We do not just feel with the fingers, but with the heart, the mind.” Milton Erickson Erickson is reminding us that we feel with our heart as well as our mind. The heart is generally a metaphor of our emotions. Therefore, we feel our emotions. Our minds identify the emotions based […]
What A Mind Can Do With An Idea
Written By Eugene Morgan “I don’t lay on of hands, I lay on of ideas,” Milton Erickson Ideas are like seeds; they grow into fruition. They will grow if they’re often watered and get enough sunshine. Ideas are like gold nuggets, they’re precious and rare. Ideas are like a lighthouse, they can help guide and […]