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I am Aware that I am Aware

Do you ever find yourself caught up in an unpleasant daydream? Perhaps thinking through an imaginary fight with a coworker. Maybe fantasizing about revenge or the downfall of your enemies. When you are cognizant that your mind is somewhere else, ask yourself if these thoughts are life-affirming. Are they aligned…

Mindfulness

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I am Aware that I am Aware
I am Aware that I am Aware
Mindfulness

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May 25

Returning Energy to Your Peace of Mind

Think about all the things that worry you. If you want 100% peace of mind, how much would each contribute to that if they went away? So & So owes you money. How much would that going away contribute to your peace of mind? 5%? Then it’s trivial, not worth…

Peace Of Mind

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Returning Energy to Your Peace of Mind
Returning Energy to Your Peace of Mind
Peace Of Mind

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May 12

OCD in Prison

Mass incarceration is mass murder of souls; it warps personalities and crushes human potential. The United States has an insane and pointless justice system designed to lock up as many (primarily poor) people as possible for as long as possible. …

Ocd

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OCD in Prison
OCD in Prison
Ocd

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May 10

OCD-Free Video

I have a Youtube channel where I share tips as well as breathing, meditation and qigong techniques for reducing anxiety and symptoms of OCD. The address is OCD-FreeVideo.com. Subscribe to my channel and click the little bell icon next to “Subscribed” for notifications. Here is one of my most popular videos: You can subscribe to my YouTube channel as well as to this blog to support my work.

Ocd

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Ocd

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Apr 1

OCD and Memory Lapses

Do you have a notoriously bad memory? Do you get lost trying to find where you parked your car? My whole life, my memory problems and poor sense of direction were the butt of family jokes. I did hypothesize that perhaps my bad memory was a defense against remembering situations…

Ocd

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OCD and Memory Lapses
OCD and Memory Lapses
Ocd

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Mar 6

Be Safe, Be Free

Bamboo is safely rooted in the Earth and free to flow in the wind; it is safe and free. Be bamboo in the wind. The ocean is made of individual drops of water but is one living, flowing powerful thing. Be drops that are part of the ocean. Be safe…

Philosophy

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Be Safe, Be Free
Be Safe, Be Free
Philosophy

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Feb 13

What’s Love got to do with it?

When you have a messed up knee, do you say, “I have a bad knee”? Do you think, or say, “I have a bad back”? Your knee and back may be causing you pain because they are in need of repair, but they are not bad. It’s a lot easier…

Noviolence

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What’s Love got to do with it?
What’s Love got to do with it?
Noviolence

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Jan 4

Endless Projections of Reality

How many of you do you see in a mirror? You see exactly one copy, even thought the light is reflecting images of you at other angles. That is to say, if someone were to look at that mirror from a different angle, they may see a different reflection of…

Ocd

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Endless Projections of Reality
Endless Projections of Reality
Ocd

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Dec 7, 2022

That is You

On the one hand, we are not our bodies or our minds. On the other hand, we are everything, including our bodies and our minds. Here’s a…

Poem

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That is You
That is You
Poem

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Nov 3, 2022

Who Are You?

You are not your name; if you change your name you will still be you. You don’t become someone else when you change your job, so you are not your job. You are not your hobbies, likes or interests; it’s likely that those have changed since childhood, without eliminating you…

Ocd

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Who Are You?
Who Are You?
Ocd

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