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A Simple Recipe to Calm Your Mind
Breathing deeply brings awareness to your body, to this moment. Doing this calms your mind. Try it!
Marlane Ainsworth
Mar 283 min read
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Today Is Extraordinary
The ordinary becomes extraordinary when you pay attention. There are no ordinary flowers, a boring cloud, or an uninteresting right hand.
Marlane Ainsworth
Feb 212 min read
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Do You Want a Bit of Peace?
Peace is ineffable, ever-present, unquenchable, available to every one of us through conscious breathing, which leads to peace.
Marlane Ainsworth
Dec 21, 20243 min read
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For You: Another Preview of Our Upcoming Book
A preview of our upcoming book, What My Garden Told Me. A message from the statue in the garden called The Lady.
Marlane Ainsworth
Nov 22, 20242 min read
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Why I Decided to Look at My Regrets
Pay attention to regrets and they will transform how you live now.
Marlane Ainsworth
Oct 26, 20243 min read
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When I Am Among the Trees
When I am among the trees - Mary Oliver poem. Stand still sometimes.
Sense yourself being filled with light.
Let that light shine.
Marlane Ainsworth
Sep 27, 20242 min read
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Take One Step at a Time
Life reveals one step at a time, exactly when we need it, exactly where it needs to be. For a happy life, be present with each step you take
Marlane Ainsworth
Aug 16, 20242 min read
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The Cup Is Already Broken
The cup is already broken. Nothing physical lasts. The best way to live is to accept this beforehand and appreciate what we have now.
Marlane Ainsworth
Aug 8, 20242 min read
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What Spending Time in Nature Teaches Me
Spending time in the garden teaches me to be quiet and going for walks in nature shows me how tiny I am in the scheme of things.
Marlane Ainsworth
Jun 28, 20242 min read
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Ultimate Self-Care. Sit Quietly. Do Nothing.
The ultimate free self-care option is to sit quietly, doing nothing.
Marlane Ainsworth
May 11, 20242 min read
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Take a Listening Walk
Go on a Listening Walk. Don’t think. Don’t talk.Listen to birdsong, rattling leaves, your footsteps and each breath you take.
Marlane Ainsworth
Apr 12, 20243 min read
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How to Walk, Kiss, and Pray
Quote from Steve Taylor: Every step that we take upon the Earth should be done in a sacred manner; every step should be taken as a prayer.
Marlane Ainsworth
Jan 12, 20243 min read
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Stop Thinking So Much
Stop thinking so much. We think between six and forty-eight thoughts per minute. That's too many. Most are negative and not worth having.
Marlane Ainsworth
Dec 15, 20232 min read
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Falling Off a Bike Is a Spiritual Experience
Falling off a bike is a spiritual experience. It can wake you up. It can jolt you into the present moment, which is the best place to be.
Marlane Ainsworth
Nov 10, 20234 min read
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How to stop worrying and start living
How to stop worrying and start living. Watch your worrying thoughts. Be the watcher, not the thinker.
Marlane Ainsworth
Oct 26, 20233 min read
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Want More Joy? Find it in Simple Things
Want more joy? Find joy in simple things you do every day, like cleaning. Joy flows into what you do when you are fully present.
Marlane Ainsworth
Oct 20, 20233 min read
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The Magic In Ordinary Days
Find the magic in ordinary days by paying attention to surroundings. Consciously become what you already are — an integral part of all that
Marlane Ainsworth
Aug 31, 20232 min read
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Just Give Me a Bit of Peace!
Peace is a part of us. We experience peace when we stop thinking so much. Leave thoughts alone. Then peace arises.
Marlane Ainsworth
Aug 5, 20233 min read
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Do What You Think You Cannot Do - Pay Attention Every Moment
Pay attention to every moment. Drop preconceived ideas, judgments, automatic reactions, & cyclical thought patterns. Power in being present
Marlane Ainsworth
Jul 14, 20234 min read
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The Healing Gift of Silence
When life seems hectic, pointless, or confusing, spend healing time in a garden or under a tree. Experience the botanic gift of silence.
Marlane Ainsworth
May 5, 20232 min read
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