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Everything Comes
Sapiens: A Graphic History, by Harari about the emergence of humankind, from ape to genetic code manipulator, reminds me how brief life is.

Marlane Ainsworth
Feb 11, 20223 min read


There Is No Long and Winding Path
There is no long and winding path. The path and the goal are one and the same. There's no journey, just this moment. We are the cutting edge

Marlane Ainsworth
Feb 4, 20222 min read


Physical Life Is a Grand Play
Physical life is a grand play. Thich Nhat Hanh's golden yellow leaf reminds us that we are physical expressions of the ultimate dimension.

Marlane Ainsworth
Jan 28, 20223 min read


Give
Everything that exists is in a process of giving. Giving ourselves to others through simple acts of kindness.

Marlane Ainsworth
Jan 21, 20222 min read


What Is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness is living each moment with alert, unbiased curiosity, as if you’ve just been born. Let go of repetitive, stale thoughts.

Marlane Ainsworth
Jan 7, 20222 min read


Sacrifice Yourself
Christ and Lord Krishna. Meaning of Christ's birth and life. Meaning of sacrifice. Selfless giving of oneself for the sake of all humanity.

Marlane Ainsworth
Dec 23, 20212 min read


Naming Things Limits Things
Labels limit things and people. See with your heart. Hearts sense and feel. The heart's mind is humble, open, expansive, slow, quiet, still.

Marlane Ainsworth
Dec 17, 20213 min read


This Ordinary Day
Turn ordinary things into extraordinary things. Ordinary things become extraordinary when we focus on them. Pay attention. Live consciously.

Marlane Ainsworth
Dec 3, 20212 min read


You Are a Camera On Legs
You are a camera, making your own daily movie. Make your movie meaningful. Stop looking at things and start seeing them.

Marlane Ainsworth
Nov 26, 20212 min read


Playing the Harmonica
What happens when you listen with the ear of your heart, not just the ear of your mind? You hear something new. Naming things limits things.

Marlane Ainsworth
Nov 12, 20212 min read


How to Be a Decent Human Being
Lovingkindness is when you step in to create a beautiful, artistic moment. You sense what the moment requires & become a decent human being.

Marlane Ainsworth
Nov 5, 20213 min read


Thoughts While Washing Dishes
Mundane tasks teach us about life. Six lessons while washing dishes Sunday morning. Work. Dirt. Detergent. Water. Plughole. Window.

Marlane Ainsworth
Oct 22, 20213 min read


Humans and Mushrooms
We grow personally when we go through hard times, when we feel in the dark. Being in the dark can become a time of personal growth.

Marlane Ainsworth
Oct 8, 20212 min read


Don't Look Forward
Trees talk to us. Their quiet presence tells us to be calm and present, to look around, not forward.

Marlane Ainsworth
Sep 29, 20211 min read


Your Secret Garden
Gardens take time, patience and love. The secret garden inside us is where we grow what we will share with the world.

Marlane Ainsworth
Sep 24, 20212 min read


Why Wonder Comes Before Wisdom
Living with mindfulness. Experience daily mindfulness. A simple path to mindfulness is to live with wonder. Wonder comes before wisdom.

Marlane Ainsworth
Sep 10, 20212 min read


Life Is a Tapestry
Living with mindfulness. Easy tips to experience mindfulness. Life is like a tapestry. You are warp and weft. You are weaver and thread.

Marlane Ainsworth
Sep 3, 20212 min read


What is the Best Way to Die?
Living with mindfulness. Easy tips to experience everyday mindfulness. A simple path to mindfulness. Death can be a doorway for mindfulness.

Marlane Ainsworth
Aug 13, 20213 min read


The Mundane and the Miraculous
Living with mindfulness. Easy tips. A simple path to mindfulness is to live with the perspective that all people, places, things, and event

Marlane Ainsworth
Aug 6, 20212 min read


Connecting With Earth, Breath, and Sky
Living with mindfulness. Easy tips. A simple path to mindfulness is sense the ground is your support, your breath is your anchor, and the sk

Marlane Ainsworth
Jul 30, 20213 min read
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