Mindfulness Monday – Pain

On June 12, 2017June 10, 2017 By WendyIn Chronic Illness, Mindfulness7 Comments

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“Do not resist your pain.
Surrender to the grief, despair, fear, loneliness,
or whatever form the suffering takes.
Witness it without labelling it mentally.
Allow it to be there.
Embrace it.
Then see how the miracle of surrender transmutes
deep suffering into deep peace.”

~ Eckhart Tolle

“With mindfulness we have the choice of
responding with compassion to the pain
of craving, anger, fear and confusion.
Without mindfulness we are stuck in the
reactive pattern and identification that
will inevitably create more suffering and confusion.”

~ Noah Levine

*image taken by S. Holcombe, permission is required for use.

Mindfulness Monday – Forgetfulness

On June 5, 2017 By WendyIn Chronic Illness, Mindfulness2 Comments

“Forgetfulness of your real nature is true death;
rememberance of it is rebirth.”

~Ramana Maharshi

*all photos and artwork on Picnic with Ants created by Wendy Holcombe. Do not use without permission.

Mindfulness Monday – Memories

On May 29, 2017May 29, 2017 By WendyIn Chronic Illness, Mindfulness6 Comments

“Never regret a day in your life:
good days give happiness,
bad days give experience,
worst days give lessons,
and best days give memories.”

~ unknown

all photos on picnicwithants.com created by W. Holcombe, unless otherwise noted.

Mindfulness Monday – Meditation

On May 15, 2017May 14, 2017 By WendyIn Chronic Illness, Mindfulness7 Comments

“The thing about meditation is:
You become more and more you.”

~ David Lynch

“Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw
ourselves away and become something better.
It’s about befriending who we are already.”

~ Pema Chodron

“Meditation is the breath of your soul.
Just a breathing is the life of the body,
meditation is the life of the soul.”

~Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

*all artwork on Picnic with Ants created by W. Holcombe, unless otherwise noted. Please do not use without permission of the artist.

Mindfulness Monday – Pain

On May 8, 2017 By WendyIn Chronic Illness, Mindfulness12 Comments

“Radical acceptance means feeling sorrow and pain
without resisting.
It means feeling desire or dislike
without judging ourselves
or being driven to act on it.”

~Tara Brach

“Be the silent watcher of your thoughts and behavior.
You are beneath the thinker.
You are the mental noise.
You are the love and joy beneath the pain.”

~ Eckhart Tolle

Mindfulness Monday – Buddha

On May 1, 2017May 1, 2017 By WendyIn Chronic Illness, Mindfulness8 Comments

“The way is not the sky.
The way is in the heart.”

~Buddha

“Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.”

~Buddha

“Do not dwell in the past,
do not dream of the future,
concentrate the mind on the present moment.”

~Buddha

*all artwork on Picnic with Ants created by Wendy Holcombe, unless otherwise noted. Please do not use without permission.

Mindfulness Monday – Loss

On April 24, 2017 By WendyIn Chronic Illness, Mindfulness5 Comments

“Everything that has a beginning, has an ending.
Make your peace with all that and all will be well.”

~ Buddha

“Compassion invites us to open our heart
to everyone who experiences
joy and loss,
pleasure and pain,
hope and despair.
This includes ourselves.

~Heather Strong, Mindfulness and Grief

*all artwork and photos on Picnic with Ants created by W. Holcombe, unless otherwise noted.

Mindfulness Monday – abandon

On April 17, 2017 By WendyIn Chronic Illness, Mental Health, Mindfulness6 Comments

“Sometimes people hunger for more than bread.
It is possible that
our children, or husband, our wife,
do not hunger for bread,
do not need clothes,
do not lack a house.
But are we equally sure that
none of them feels alone,
abandoned,
neglected,
needing some affection?
That too is poverty.”

~ Mother Teresa

“Even if others abandon you
You must never abandon yourself.”

~T. Helwig

Mindfulness Monday – Change

On April 10, 2017 By WendyIn Chronic Illness, Mindfulness8 Comments

“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking.
It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.”

~ Albert Einstein

“Everyone thinks of changing the world,
but no one thinks of changing himself.”

~ Leo Tolstoy

*all photos on Picnic with Ants taken by Wendy Holcombe unless otherwise noted.

Mindfulness Monday – Marriage

On April 3, 2017April 4, 2017 By WendyIn Chronic Illness, Mindfulness13 Comments

“Marriage is three parts love and
seven parts forgiveness of sins.”

~ Lao Tzu

“Mindful time spent with the person we love
is the fullest expression of
true love and real generosity”

~ Thích Nhất Hạnh

photos taken at Wendy and Stuart Holcombe’s wedding.

“Do not resist your pain. Surrender to the grief, despair, fear, loneliness, or whatever form the suffering takes. Witness it without labelling it mentally. Allow it to be there. Embrace it. Then see how the miracle of surrender transmutes deep suffering into deep peace.”

~ Eckhart Tolle

“With mindfulness we have the choice of responding with compassion to the pain of craving, anger, fear and confusion. Without mindfulness we are stuck in the reactive pattern and identification that will inevitably create more suffering and confusion.”

~ Noah Levine

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“Forgetfulness of your real nature is true death; rememberance of it is rebirth.”

~Ramana Maharshi

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“Never regret a day in your life: good days give happiness, bad days give experience, worst days give lessons, and best days give memories.”

~ unknown

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“The thing about meditation is: You become more and more you.”

~ David Lynch

“Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It’s about befriending who we are already.”

~ Pema Chodron

“Meditation is the breath of your soul. Just a breathing is the life of the body, meditation is the life of the soul.”

~Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

Share this:

“Radical acceptance means feeling sorrow and pain without resisting. It means feeling desire or dislike without judging ourselves or being driven to act on it.”

~Tara Brach

“Be the silent watcher of your thoughts and behavior. You are beneath the thinker. You are the mental noise. You are the love and joy beneath the pain.”

~ Eckhart Tolle

Share this:

“The way is not the sky. The way is in the heart.”

~Buddha

“Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.”

~Buddha

“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”

~Buddha

Share this:

“Everything that has a beginning, has an ending. Make your peace with all that and all will be well.”

~ Buddha

“Compassion invites us to open our heart to everyone who experiences joy and loss, pleasure and pain, hope and despair. This includes ourselves.

~Heather Strong, Mindfulness and Grief

Share this:

“Sometimes people hunger for more than bread. It is possible that our children, or husband, our wife, do not hunger for bread, do not need clothes, do not lack a house. But are we equally sure that none of them feels alone, abandoned, neglected, needing some affection? That too is poverty.”

~ Mother Teresa

“Even if others abandon you You must never abandon yourself.”

~T. Helwig

Share this:

“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.”

~ Albert Einstein

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”

~ Leo Tolstoy

Share this:

“Marriage is three parts love and seven parts forgiveness of sins.”

~ Lao Tzu

“Mindful time spent with the person we love is the fullest expression of true love and real generosity”

~ Thích Nhất Hạnh

Share this:

“Do not resist your pain.
Surrender to the grief, despair, fear, loneliness,
or whatever form the suffering takes.
Witness it without labelling it mentally.
Allow it to be there.
Embrace it.
Then see how the miracle of surrender transmutes
deep suffering into deep peace.”

“With mindfulness we have the choice of
responding with compassion to the pain
of craving, anger, fear and confusion.
Without mindfulness we are stuck in the
reactive pattern and identification that
will inevitably create more suffering and confusion.”

“Forgetfulness of your real nature is true death;
rememberance of it is rebirth.”

“Never regret a day in your life:
good days give happiness,
bad days give experience,
worst days give lessons,
and best days give memories.”

“The thing about meditation is:
You become more and more you.”

“Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw
ourselves away and become something better.
It’s about befriending who we are already.”

“Meditation is the breath of your soul.
Just a breathing is the life of the body,
meditation is the life of the soul.”

“Radical acceptance means feeling sorrow and pain
without resisting.
It means feeling desire or dislike
without judging ourselves
or being driven to act on it.”

“Be the silent watcher of your thoughts and behavior.
You are beneath the thinker.
You are the mental noise.
You are the love and joy beneath the pain.”

“The way is not the sky.
The way is in the heart.”

“Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.”

“Do not dwell in the past,
do not dream of the future,
concentrate the mind on the present moment.”

“Everything that has a beginning, has an ending.
Make your peace with all that and all will be well.”

“Compassion invites us to open our heart
to everyone who experiences
joy and loss,
pleasure and pain,
hope and despair.
This includes ourselves.

“Sometimes people hunger for more than bread.
It is possible that
our children, or husband, our wife,
do not hunger for bread,
do not need clothes,
do not lack a house.
But are we equally sure that
none of them feels alone,
abandoned,
neglected,
needing some affection?
That too is poverty.”

“Even if others abandon you
You must never abandon yourself.”

“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking.
It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.”

“Everyone thinks of changing the world,
but no one thinks of changing himself.”

“Marriage is three parts love and
seven parts forgiveness of sins.”

“Mindful time spent with the person we love
is the fullest expression of
true love and real generosity”