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The Mini Bar that Bit Me
Say or do something to change the situation; walk away from the situation; or accept the situation completely.

Marlane Ainsworth
Apr 2, 20213 min read


Uber Mindfulness
Mindfulness is already with me all the time. I don’t have to wait for it. I just have to let it through.

Marlane Ainsworth
Mar 27, 20212 min read


Important Message from Prison
We like to feel that - despite what may be happening - all will be well.

Marlane Ainsworth
Mar 19, 20212 min read


Your Tyrannical Twins
Desire is my mind dwelling in the future. (I want a finished article on the screen.) Fear is my mind dwelling in the past.

Marlane Ainsworth
Mar 11, 20212 min read


Do You Accept Change?
There is a time and season for every purpose under heaven.

Marlane Ainsworth
Mar 5, 20212 min read


You Are a Symbol
Every moment, every action, every thought, every breath we take, is a symbol. Everything is what it is, plus what it symbolises.

Marlane Ainsworth
Feb 26, 20212 min read


Father Sky and Mother Earth
Facts may be interesting or important. But now and then, as much as possible, I step back from the world of facts, and experience wonder.

Marlane Ainsworth
Feb 19, 20212 min read


Letting Go with a Paintbrush
I’m mastering the art of letting go.

Marlane Ainsworth
Feb 12, 20212 min read


Psychological Dust
Like dust stops the glorious wood grain on the coffee table from shining through, psychological dust stops our true nature shining through.

Marlane Ainsworth
Feb 5, 20213 min read


A Lesson from Indiana Jones
End the personal war raging in your head by paying attention to the present moment. Don’t be confused by the flashing swords of ceaseless m

Marlane Ainsworth
Jan 30, 20212 min read


Have You Heard Silence?
Silence is everywhere. Even in an underground train tunnel with an express racing through, silence is still present.

Marlane Ainsworth
Jan 23, 20211 min read


Buddha, Christ and St Francis
Set yourself free by noticing unconscious thought patterns.
That’s what Buddha, Christ, and St Francis of Assisi did.

Marlane Ainsworth
Jan 16, 20213 min read


Are You Endangered?
Be like the bittern.
Do no harm.
Make your distinctive call.
Unfailingly unfold your being.

Marlane Ainsworth
Jan 9, 20212 min read


Make Only One New Year's Resolution
Some thoughts are worth paying attention to. But most are worth ignoring. Sense the difference.

Marlane Ainsworth
Jan 1, 20213 min read


3 Great Spiritual Questions
1. Who am I?
2. Why am I here?
3. How shall I live?

Marlane Ainsworth
Dec 26, 20202 min read


Is Your Heart Enlarging?
Life is at work enlarging the boundaries of my heart.
Life is making room in my heart for compassion.

Marlane Ainsworth
Dec 19, 20202 min read


Zen of Life and Writing
The Zen state is attainable through sinking deeply into consistent, daily effort, whether you pirouette, weld, build roads or drive buses.

Marlane Ainsworth
Dec 12, 20203 min read


If You Forget About Perfection
Forgetting perfection, and accepting what is, opens a door between me and this moment. It connects me intimately with it. I am in the moment

Marlane Ainsworth
Dec 5, 20202 min read


Create a Gap Year Every Day
Taking three conscious breaths gives you a mini holiday, a gap year, a sabbatical. It brings your day into focus.

Marlane Ainsworth
Nov 28, 20202 min read


This Moment is Vital
If you paid attention in daily life to the same degree that you do while you dance, how rich your life would be.

Marlane Ainsworth
Nov 21, 20201 min read
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