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Marlane Ainsworth
Mar 25, 20222 min read
When Things Fall Apart
Suffering ceases when we accept what is and begin to work with it. Suffering teaches us what we need to know.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Feb 25, 20222 min read
Why Should You Pay Attention?
Why you should pay attention. Nothing matters when you pay attention. Everything matters when you don't. Mindfulness means a worry-free life
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Marlane Ainsworth
Feb 18, 20223 min read
How to Lose All Fear
Fear of snakes. Fear makes us freeze. Awareness is better than fear. The Upanishads say to lose all fear by seeing all beings in ourselves.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Feb 11, 20223 min read
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.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Jan 15, 20222 min read
I Am a Bit Of Weather
What happens when you live in the context of eternity? You calm down. You are at peace with yourself and life events. You become mindful.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Dec 31, 20213 min read
Regrets Are Teachers
Regrets are teachers. Learn from regrets. How to let go of regrets. Before making a decision, tune into yourself, and consider outcomes.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Nov 19, 20212 min read
Do You Long for Divine Qualities in Your Relationships?
Express divine qualities like stability and resilience in relationships. Pay mindful attention to what is happening in the relationship now.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Oct 29, 20212 min read
A Weird Party Invitation
I have a life (form) and  I am life (formless). I am both becoming (doing, thinking, planning) and being (connecting to my formless essence)
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Marlane Ainsworth
Oct 22, 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.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Oct 15, 20212 min read
Mindfulness and Spiders
Living with mindfulness. Mindfulness can be forgotten during unexpected events. It's hard to be mindful when there's a spider nearby.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Oct 8, 20212 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.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Sep 17, 20212 min read
The Cave I Feared to Enter
Living with mindfulness. Joseph Campbell said, The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek. Examine what you fear to face up to.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Sep 3, 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.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Aug 20, 20213 min read
A Silent Retreat Teaches Me About Pain
Living with mindfulness. Vipassana ten-day silent retreat. Acceptance of pain. All things interconnected. Thich Nhat Hanh.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Aug 13, 20213 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.
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Marlane Ainsworth
Jul 23, 20212 min read
What Napoleon and I Have in Common
Living with mindfulness. Easy mindfulness tips. A simple way to bring mindfulness into your life is to notice your ego. Napoleon's ego hurt
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Marlane Ainsworth
Jun 11, 20212 min read
What is Your Weak Spot?
Living with mindfulness. A simple way to eliminate a weakness is to replace it with its opposite. When you feel impatient, let go of impatie
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Marlane Ainsworth
Jun 5, 20212 min read
The Fall of Man and Leaves
Living with mindfulness. The Fall of Man and the Fall of Leaves are part of life. Like an autumn leaf, you are spectacular when you fall.
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Marlane Ainsworth
May 27, 20212 min read
Fun at a Funeral
Living with mindfulness. Life has salty and sweet moments. And sometimes the salty and sweet are mixed together, like at funerals.
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Marlane Ainsworth
May 21, 20212 min read
Love Is
Living with mindfulness. Love is a verb. It’s a doing word. It happens in moments where curiosity, openness and acceptance dwell.
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