Article By Kevin L. DeWitt
We all think we know how to relax.
Perhaps.
It’s easy to lounge around and waste time. But most of us are much too busy to do it much.
And when we do try to relax, our minds are often on other things.
It is difficult to just relax and enjoy the nothingness.
Relaxing can be a waste of time, or it can be an art form. Here’s how to become an expert, and in the process increase your concentration when you need to focus and be productive. Read More »
“We judge ourselves by our intentions, but others judge us by our actions.”
Article By Kevin L. DeWitt
How many times have we told ourselves, “I’m going to _____ from now on,” with the fill-in-the-blank being more organized, more productive, exercise more, save more, eat better, etc. You get the idea.
It seems we all start with good intentions and sincerity … only to have our enthusiasm fizzle away (myself included) … and so all our best intentions come to nothing.
It’s the most common thing in the world — the honest and fervent desire for self-improvement, followed by inaction or giving in to temptations, followed by guilt or giving up. It happens to the best of us. It’s inertia at work, mixed perhaps with a bit of laziness as well as the very human trait of giving in to desires despite all the good intentions in the world.
So how do we beat inertia and temptations? Read More »
Article by Make The Days Count Contributor Stefanie Johnson
There are magical places that exist within each one of us, inside our minds, hearts, and souls. By visiting these places, we can tap into the infinite and bring peace and abundance into our lives. Each journey will be unique, as we are unique, so you may want to have a notebook and pen nearby to record your experience afterward. You may choose to have another person read the meditation to you so you may experience it more fully.
Find a comfortable place, close your eyes, open your mind, and prepare yourself to travel within.
This week, let us find our way to the Dream Tree. Let’s float in the vast tranquility of space, and find the answers we seek beneath the ancient tree. Read More »
Article by Make The Days Count Contributor Stefanie Johnson
There are magical places that exist within each one of us, inside our minds, hearts, and souls. By visiting these places, we can tap into the infinite and bring peace and abundance into our lives.
Each journey will be unique, as we are unique, so you may want to have a notebook and pen nearby to record your experience afterward. You may choose to have another person read the meditation to you so you may experience it more fully.
Find a comfortable place, close your eyes, open your mind, and prepare yourself to travel within.
This week, let’s explore Red Canyon. Inside Red Canyon, you can find warmth and wisdom to carry you through even the darkest and most difficult times.
You are staring up at the bluest, cleanest, clearest sky you have ever seen. There are a few clouds, here and there, and they make wispy, comforting shapes. You look up at them, see the pictures in them. Read More »
Article by Make The Days Count Contributor Jennifer Snelling
“The trick to changing my eating habits has been to always give myself a choice.”
We’ve all heard it and maybe even experienced it – “The grass is always greener on the other side.” Also – “We always want what we can’t have.”
Especially in these times when we feel like we need to watch every penny, we find ourselves wanting things but not necessarily needing them. This has always been true of food, where we may have a craving for potato chips but convince ourselves to eat a salad – against our own desires – in order to curb the craving in a healthy way. Read More »