Everyday Mindfulness

Guys, thank you so much for your answers - I really appreciate it! Again it gave me some great insights. I am going to study the "gateway of acceptance", as Eckhart Tolle calls it, a little more, since that is precisely what I have to do here: Accept the situation. To embrace anger as a pa...

Thanks, Jon! I have to remind myself more often that it's normal to feel emotions like this and that it only gets problematic if I get carried away by negative thoughts. Unfortunately, that happens too often still, with both anger and anxiety. Maybe I should step up my meditation game a little bit. ...

Hi Paul,

yes, I meditate daily. Usually I do 10 minutes of basic guided meditation every morning. I find that it helps me recognize the thoughts and emotions, but I wouldn't say it's helping. Do you think there is something I should include in my practice or should I maybe meditate more?

Hey! It's been a while, but I'm turning to this forum again because I once got very good advice from you guys. These days, I find myself getting very angry about the social situation in the cities I visit or live in. I'm currently staying in Montpellier, France, where crime rates are much higher tha...

Hi Jon, thanks for your reply! Yes, you're probably right - haven't thought about it this way yet. I guess I just become more aware of where my ego comes into play these days. Still, I think my ego would get satisfaction of showing off the books to other people and proving knowledge, but now I'm thi...

Hey guys, I'm new to this forum, so here is a quick introduction of mine: My name is Tim and I live in northern Germany, close to Hanover. I am interested in mindfulness and meditation for about a year now and try to live with it as much as I can. So far, I think it has helped me a lot calming down ...