Today, I’m going to talk about one of my dirty little secrets: Affirmations. For several years off and on, I have been experimenting with developing a spiritual practice using affirmations. If you are unfamiliar with the use of affirmations, there is a significant body of literature, particularly originating from psychology, concerning their use. Suffice it Read More …
Mindfulness. That’s a great word, isn’t it? I was recently giving a presentation on Mindfulness to the Catechumenate program at the University of the South. After a brief introduction, we broke up into small groups, and each group went through the basic method that I’ve written about here and in my book, Just Begin. In Read More …
It has been a long time since I have written here! While I don’t think I can promise that posts will be quite as regular as they used to be, I have finished the major projects that have taken up the last 6-9 months. If you are interested in reading them, then they will be Read More …
Definitions are important – well, at least, I think so. My wife often accuses me of coming up with my own precise definitions and then expecting others to abide by them. You know what I say to that? I say, “What do you mean by precise and expecting?” Well, all kidding aside, there are a Read More …
This book is a masterful introduction to the practice of mindfulness. It also includes oodles of research and case study information on how mindfulness has been successfully implemented in clinical situations to reduce stress and promote well-being. Mindfulness itself is another way of speaking about the practice of becoming aware of where you are right Read More …
