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Elephant Meditation Nothing Happens...and we report it. "As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind.

To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives." ~ Thoreau

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Here are three reminders we can carry with us into the new year—and throughout each and every moment of each and every d...
01/01/2025

Here are three reminders we can carry with us into the new year—and throughout each and every moment of each and every day of our lives.

As we’re getting closer to the end of this year and closer to the new year, a lot of people start thinking about resolutions and changes they’d like to make.

"Our friendship lasted years. You took me to parties I never would have gone to alone. You encouraged me to speak up in ...
12/31/2024

"Our friendship lasted years. You took me to parties I never would have gone to alone. You encouraged me to speak up in situations where I would have been afraid to in the past. You came with me to meet boys, and you gave me strength when I broke up with them. However, you had a dark side..." 👉🏼 https://elejrnl.com/?p=4114327
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"When we’re feeling low or run-down, it’s easy to go into the negative. Our brains are wired to plan for the worst-case ...
12/31/2024

"When we’re feeling low or run-down, it’s easy to go into the negative. Our brains are wired to plan for the worst-case scenario, and you’re not alone if you’ve ever 'fantasized' about all the ways things could go wrong. For me, this has been especially true when there big changes were afoot—i.e. I’d gotten fired, evicted, or dumped."

But if I look back at my life, almost all the important things that I’ve allowed into my existence have been in part because I was courageous and shared what I wanted

"In Reiki, we teach our students the principles for living a better and more fulfilling life, and that includes a daily ...
12/31/2024

"In Reiki, we teach our students the principles for living a better and more fulfilling life, and that includes a daily mantra. We focus on today only. As if we only had today. The five Reiki principles can be described and summarized as:"

Another year is gone, and just like a perpetual cycle, we are soon reminded that the New Year is supposed to be different.

Thanks for reading and supporting Elephant this year. When you do so, you keep Elephant alive and thriving in service of...
12/31/2024

Thanks for reading and supporting Elephant this year. When you do so, you keep Elephant alive and thriving in service of a kinder world now and into the new year.

"Every time we surrender to what is and remain open and receptive to what life has to offer, each and every moment is a ...
12/31/2024

"Every time we surrender to what is and remain open and receptive to what life has to offer, each and every moment is a gift, and why would we ever wish it to be any other way?"

I recently told a friend of mine that my real education started the day I learned that nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing, is as it seems. In school, we are taught to

As we enter a new year—and despite all the resolutions we set—we might realize that we’re still unhappy.
12/31/2024

As we enter a new year—and despite all the resolutions we set—we might realize that we’re still unhappy.

As we enter a new year---and despite all the resolutions we set---we might realize that we're still unhappy. The reason is that we haven’t

“As we strive for breaks from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, we tend to lose ourselves in the process and ...
12/31/2024

“As we strive for breaks from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, we tend to lose ourselves in the process and neglect our needs. Because this season is all about giving, it’s easy to feel that we’re being pulled in multiple directions.”

The feeling of burnout that creeps in around the holidays has a lot to do with the mental load we experience.

"When I woke up the next morning, it was one of those moments, again, where everything changed without even planning it....
12/31/2024

"When I woke up the next morning, it was one of those moments, again, where everything changed without even planning it. The world looked and felt different. For starters, my house, more specifically my kitchen, was in the exact same condition it was when I went to sleep—Sparkling Clean. There were no kids here to wreck my house after I spent the entire night tidying up. Happiness ran through my veins."

“My favorite thing in this world is being a mom,” I would tell my kids often and quite frankly, to anyone who would listen. And the fact was, I really meant that.

Your dear editors at Elephant Journal have selected all our very best reads of 2024. Drumroll, please…⁠ 👉🏼 https://elejr...
12/30/2024

Your dear editors at Elephant Journal have selected all our very best reads of 2024. Drumroll, please…⁠ 👉🏼 https://elejrnl.com?p=4111513
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Every time you are inspired to click and read a link, you're investing in your mindful life—and keeping what's left of mindful, independent media alive and thriving. 🐘🧡

"If you grew up feeling like you had to chase love or prove your worth, you might unconsciously seek partners who make y...
12/30/2024

"If you grew up feeling like you had to chase love or prove your worth, you might unconsciously seek partners who make you feel the same way—not because it’s good for you, but because it’s what you know."

Ever find yourself in a relationship thinking: How did I end up here—again? You promised yourself you’d choose differently this time, but somehow, it’s the same story with a new face.

A way to refresh, renew, and rejuvenate:
12/30/2024

A way to refresh, renew, and rejuvenate:

I am currently doing a winter cleanse that is quite different from all other ayurvedic ones I have done. I started doing cleanses in Spring 2022 out of curiosity and kept trying

2. You need to be open to receiving.Article link in comments. 👇
12/30/2024

2. You need to be open to receiving.

Article link in comments. 👇

This New Year, join Waylon Lewis in not making a conventional New Year's Resolution.⁠⁠New Year's resolutions are often p...
12/30/2024

This New Year, join Waylon Lewis in not making a conventional New Year's Resolution.⁠
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New Year's resolutions are often practical: lose some weight, start reading more, start running, finish that book. What they skip over, too often, is the basic motivation that will get us through times of inspiration, and lack of inspiration.⁠
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Now, before another month goes by, let us commit to finally, actually, more fully befriending ourselves. ⁠
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Grab Elephant's {FREE} download: Take the Anti-New Year's Resolution 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/AntiNewYearDownload
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Inside the download: ⁠
🌟 4 mindfully curated event replay video segments for easy viewing⁠
🌟 3 suggested Elephant Journal articles chosen for continued reading and more information⁠
🌟 an intentional collection of quotes to contemplate as you move into a mindful new year

The challenge for all of us:
12/30/2024

The challenge for all of us:

No matter how rich, famous, or successful a person may be, it’s hard to avoid getting sucked into the void of a monotonous life. After all, whatever changes we make

Here are some powerful questions to ask yourself:
12/30/2024

Here are some powerful questions to ask yourself:

So if we are all connected more than ever before, why are we the loneliest we’ve ever been? A recent study found that more than 1 billion people in the world feel lonely,

"I’ll take the memories of that conversation with me to my grave and the regret that comes with it, but what I thought w...
12/29/2024

"I’ll take the memories of that conversation with me to my grave and the regret that comes with it, but what I thought was the hardest apology, in fact, was not..."

Read the rest, and when you do so, you keep Elephant alive and thriving in service of a kinder world 👉 https://elejrnl.com/?p=4109554

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Touching in with caring Community.
Touching in with caring Community.

Let's talk and listen and mourn and share.

A little Buddhist meditation for your day, courtesy of Elephant's Editor-in-chief Waylon Lewis🙏🏼🐘💗⁠ ⁠ For more: https://elejrnl.com?p=897677

This world is noisy, divisive. Here's how to reach people.
This world is noisy, divisive. Here's how to reach people.

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Our enemies are our greatest teachers.
Our enemies are our greatest teachers.

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Maitri is Tough Work.
Maitri is Tough Work.

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A tender heart has the power to transform the world.
A tender heart has the power to transform the world.

Cheerful New Year, Eles 🐘💛🌈🧘🏼⁠Enjoy this clip from "Take the Anti-New Year's Resolution with Waylon Lewis."⁠ ⁠ Make one small step toward a kinder New Year in 2024. 👉🏽 Grab The Academy's {FREE} download: https://bit.ly/AntiNewYearDownload ⁠ Inside the download: ⁠ ⁠ 🧡 4 mindfully curated event replay video segments for easy viewing⁠ 🧡 3 hand-selected Elephant Journal articles chosen for continued reading⁠ 🧡 an intentional collection of quotes to contemplate as you move into 2024

How can your book help our world?
How can your book help our world?

Writer's block is the boogieman of writing. ⁠ ⁠ But it's a quiet, firm message that we're going about our writing in the wrong way. ⁠ ⁠ Instead of trying to "tackle," "conquer," "defeat," "kill" writers' block, let's listen to it. Take a step back. Start anew, in a fresh way, from a place of integrity, from our voice. To do that, we'll have to find our voice, and know our mission, our "why." ⁠ ⁠ So let's tackle writer's block, together...and by "tackle" I mean be nice to it, and hug it out.⁠ ⁠ November is writing month. #Nanowrimo2023 is upon us—and in honor of this worldwide community writing challenge, I've bundled together four of my most-loved writing resources to get you through any and all obstacles writing your novel.⁠ ⁠⁠ Wherever you are in your writing path, get helpful advice from someone who's gone through writing heaven and hell, successfully (twice): ⁠elephantjournal.com/bookbundle

The point of writing.
The point of writing.

Writer's block is the boogieman of writing. ⁠ ⁠ But it's a quiet, firm message that we're going about our writing in the wrong way. ⁠ ⁠ Instead of trying to "tackle," "conquer," "defeat," "kill" writers' block, let's listen to it. Take a step back. Start anew, in a fresh way, from a place of integrity, from our voice. To do that, we'll have to find our voice, and know our mission, our "why." ⁠ ⁠ So let's tackle writer's block, together...and by "tackle" I mean be nice to it, and hug it out.⁠ ⁠ November is writing month. #Nanowrimo2023 is upon us—and in honor of this worldwide community writing challenge, I've bundled together four of my most-loved writing resources to get you through any and all obstacles writing your novel.⁠ ⁠⁠ Wherever you are in your writing path, get helpful advice from someone who's gone through writing heaven and hell, successfully (twice): ⁠elephantjournal.com/bookbundle

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Maitri.
Maitri.

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We have the sun of basic goodness within us.
We have the sun of basic goodness within us.

Fundamentally we have the sun of basic goodness within us. 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 • • • Just in case you forgot. ❤️⁠ ⁠ Elephant Academy offers a weekend course: 108 Buddhist Ways to improve* your Work, your Love, your Life.⁠ 👉🏽 elephantjournal.com/108mindfultips ⁠ *"Each of you is perfect the way you are...and you can use a little improvement.” ~ Suzuki Roshi

Meditate with Elephant.
Meditate with Elephant.

"Sit down. Good posture, then relax. Eyes open, gazing gently at the ground four feet in front of you. Breathe in, gap, breathe out, gap. Repeat (of course). When (not if) you find yourself distracted, that's okay: label the thought 'thinking,' silently, to yourself, and return your attention to your breath, gently. Repeat until you find that your attention naturally and fully rests on your breath. Thoughts are fine. Adjusting your legs is fine. Just come back to the breath, again and again. To finish, bow to yourself and the world and dedicate your practice to the benefit of all." ~ Waylon Lewis Too busy to meditation? This course is for you: Meditation for Crazy-Busy People (that's you, and me, and all of us) 👉🏽🧘🏼‍♂️ ⁠elephantjournal.com/meditation ⁠ What's in the course?⁠ ⁠ Basic meditation techniques:⁠ ✔️ Shamata meditation is simple (but not easy), designed to be practiced over and over again, whenever and wherever you need it.⁠ ✔️ Vipashyana is the basic foundational meditation in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.⁠ ✔️ Tonglen will transform your relationships—not just with those you know, but throughout your entire life. It takes a hard heart and cracks it open and turns it into love.⁠ ⁠ 7 guided meditations, including: ⁠ ✔️ A meditation for sadness, letting go of conflict, drama, and seeing through thoughts.⁠ ✔️ A non-meditation meditation you can do whenever the chaos of our everyday strikes—at your desk, on your dog walk, and anywhere in-between.⁠ ✔️ A meditation for "strengthening the mind" or "strengthening your ability to rest in the present moment," which is precisely what we need for efficiency in business.

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