A serene encounter with reality Thich Nhat Hanh quote Monday Mantra 162 via LaWhimsy
Affirmation Mondays

Affirmation Mondays 162 – A Serene Encounter with Reality

“In mindfulness one is not only restful and happy, but alert and awake. Meditation is not evasion; it is a serene encounter with reality.” ~ Thich Nhat Hanh Sitting in and with stillness is a gentle gift, one that provides soothing relief from an often to busy world. Meditation and mindfulness provide times of stillness,… Continue reading Affirmation Mondays 162 – A Serene Encounter with Reality

a divine sense of ipseity resides in me via LaWhimsy
Word Nerd

Word Nerd: Ipseity

Ipseity means selfhood or self identity and it derives from the Latin ipse (self). Ipseity is the quality and nature of being oneself. It so many words, ipseity is the quintessential element of identity. We each of us posses ipseity and can define and identify our unique individuality by our ipseity. Ipseity means self, identity,… Continue reading Word Nerd: Ipseity

It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in this broken world Mary Oliver quote Monday Mantra 161 via LaWhimsy
Affirmation Mondays

Affirmation Mondays 161 – It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in this broken world

“It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in this broken world.” ~ Mary Oliver How beautiful is this sentiment taken from the poem Invitation by Mary Oliver? “It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in this broken world.” It is a serious, glorious,… Continue reading Affirmation Mondays 161 – It is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in this broken world