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Tag Archives: Alan Watts
Review of Her
Her is a bittersweet movie starring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson. It’s set in the near future and, with the way things are going, tells a story of what could easily happen not long from now. Although it came out … Continue reading
Posted in Great Movies, Inspirational People
Tagged Alan Watts, Amy Adams, Brian Cox, heartbreak, Her, Joaquin Phoenix, love, relationships, Review of Her, romance, Rooney Mara, Scarlett Johansson, technology
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Resistance and Calming the Mind
The more I learn, the more I realize how much resistance works against me. Putting up a strong wall of resistance in a difficult situation only makes it harder to communicate with whoever else is involved and prolongs the tension. … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged Alan Watts, Brad Blanton, Eckhart Tolle, inner peace, mental peace, mind, present moment, resistance, Resistance and Calming the Mind, TED Talk, thinking, thoughts
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Be Yourself
Sometimes I wish I could be more like my role models. It’s easy to look at them and think that I’d be better capable of handling one or more aspects of my life if I had their patience, mindset, speaking … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Humanitarian Things, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged Alan Watts, be yourself, Jim Henson, Mister Rogers, self-acceptance, self-love
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Living with the Shadow
There is a concept in psychology called the shadow. As I understand it, the shadow consists of whatever aspects of ourselves we unconsciously repress or consciously suppress. It is anything that we keep from others or even from ourselves, and … Continue reading
Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged acceptance, Alan Watts, Carl Jung, Letting Go, Living with the Shadow, love, Mara, peace, psychology, shadow, wholeness
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A Short Guide to Mindfulness Meditation
Some people have told me that they haven’t tried meditation because they don’t think they can calm their minds enough to be free from thought. I don’t know what it’s like to be in their heads but I have managed … Continue reading
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Tagged A Short Guide to Mindfulness Meditation, Alan Watts, guided meditation, meditation, mindfulness meditation, thoughts
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Meditating Through the Simple Tasks
Contrary to how it’s often portrayed, meditation doesn’t necessarily involve sitting in a specific position with your eyes closed. You can meditate almost anytime during the day, especially when you’re doing something that requires little to no thought. Since I … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Watts, focus, guided meditation, Meditating Through the Simple Tasks, meditation, mindfulness meditation, thoughts, watching thoughts
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What’s the Rush?
How many people do you know who are always rushing around, never stopping to catch their breath or smell the flowers? For them, the present is an obstacle preventing them from getting to some point in the future where they’d … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement
Tagged Alan Watts, breath, future, guided meditation, meditation, present, present moment, rushing, stress, thoughts
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Realizations from My Most Recent Float
I’ve had some odd experiences in my last few floats. I fell asleep in each of them, but I’ve done that in most of my floats, so that isn’t the odd part. The odd part is that I’ve gotten fidgety … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Watts, float, floating, insights, realizations, Realizations from My Most Recent Float, revelations, sleep
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