Author: Agnieszka / Agnes
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The Art of Patience: Embracing Mindfulness Meditation for Healing
For over two months now, I have been fighting off various infections. They are not serious enough to completely bring me down, but they are sufficiently annoying to slow me down. This is not something my type-A personality likes. This is something that my action-oriented mind truly despises. It is a sign of our times;…
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The First Step
First times can be challenging but also very exciting. Whatever we do for the first time has an element of uncertainty – even if we practiced it in our minds, visualized, or even received encouragement from others that we can do this. There is always a possibility of failure. We might not achieve what we…
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Spring Clean
For many people springtime is the most welcome and favourite time of the year. The new life sprouts all around us. Flowers are blooming. Fresh green leaves appear on tree branches and the air warms up. We can almost imagine the long summer evenings and pack those bulky winter clothes jackets and coats away. We…
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Quit
This post is all about why I quit (many) things in my life, and you probably should quit (at least some) things too. I have recently finished reading “Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away” written by Annie Duke, a professional poker player. The book makes a logical and extensive argument for quitting,…
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Relationship with the Body
The first time I truly experienced my own body was during one-week silent meditation retreat. Up until that point, I was largely unaware of the full spectrum of sensations and signals that my body is constantly sending me. Sure, I knew that I had a bad migraine headaches from time to time, that sometimes I…
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Overthinking
I think that overthinking is a major problem in our lives 😉 It really affects how we function in the world. It can stop us from doing things that are beneficial to us, when we believe we cannot do those for one reason or the other. It can lead us to do things that are…
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Forgiveness
Welcome to the New Year, a time when we often find ourselves reviewing the previous year’s goals and resolutions. Some of us are probably generally satisfied with the accomplishments of some of those goals. Others may be disappointed with how things turned out. I wonder which group do you find yourself in? I usually discover…
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Grateful State of Being
The darkest weeks of winter seem to be also the weeks when most of us celebrate gratitude in one way or another. We give and receive gifts. We feast. We give thanks. Whatever your cultural tradition, there is a high likelihood that you also have some kind of celebration where being grateful is at the…
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Time Out
Today I have an unusual opportunity to meditate in silence for the full day. Even these words in fact were written yesterday – it’s a little bit like time travel this way. But when I publish this blog post (thanks to scheduling features!), it will be Sunday – my personal one-day silent meditation retreat. I…
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Recharge ⚡
In the times of pain and suffering we need all the good things that we can possibly manage to hold on to. Yet in those difficult times we typically forget to recharge, refuel, and resource. I too have been overwhelmed by the wars and natural disasters that have just kept on going this year. I…
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