MPDR Archives Blog Post #358 - Aug 31, 2015

Give yourself a chance

–     to step out of autopilot

      by anchoring your attention

      on the sensations

    of the next 3 breaths

    - image by M. Lee Freedman

"Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. 

 It is far better to take things as they come along with patience and equanimity."

-Carl Yung

   

Wishing you patience and equanimity

Lee

M. Lee Freedman, MD,CM, FRCP(C)

http://mpdrarchives.blogspot.ca/

MPDR Archives Blog Post #357 - Aug 30, 2015

Pause

Be aware of the sensations

of breathing in and breathing out

for the following three breaths

image by M. Lee Freedman

“meditation is not about accepting the unacceptable.  It is about seeing the world with greater clarity so that you can take wiser and more considered action to change those things that need to be changed. Meditation helps cultivate a deep and compassionate awareness that allows you to assess your goals and find the optimum path towards realizing your deepest values.”

-Mark Williams and Danny Penman

pg 7  Mindfulness: an Eight-week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World

Wishing you moments

 to pause and consciously respond

to the experiences of the day

Lee

M. Lee Freedman, MD,CM, FRCP(C)

http://mpdrarchives.blogspot.ca/

MPDR Archives Blog Post #356 - Aug 29, 2015

Direct your attention

to the sensations of the flow

of your next three breaths

 in the nostrils

in the chest,

in  the belly

or

 wherever in your body the sensations of breathing

are most clear to you

image by M. Lee Freedman

"Paying attention is the most basic and profound expression of love.”

-Tara Brach

 Wishing you many opportunities to pay attention  and express love today

Lee

M. Lee Freedman, MD,CM, FRCP(C)

http://mpdrarchives.blogspot.ca/

MPDR Archives Blog Post #355 - Aug 28, 2015

Pause

Be aware of the sensations

of breathing in and breathing out

for the following three breaths

"You can’t stop the waves……... 

…..But you can learn to surf” 

-Jon Kabat-Zinn

images by M. Lee Freedman

Have a mindful evening

Lee

M. Lee Freedman, MD,CM, FRCP(C)

http://mpdrarchives.blogspot.ca/

MPDR Archives Blog Post #354 - Aug 27, 2015

Pause for 3 Mindful Breaths

image by M. Lee Freedman  

"Never underestimate the pain of a person, because in all honesty, everyone is struggling.  Some people are just better at hiding it than others.”

-Will Smith

 

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” 

-Ian Maclaren

 

"Love and Compassion are necessities, not luxuries.

Without them, humanity cannot survive.”

-Dalai Lama

 

 

Wishing you kindness and compassion

–       Lee

–   M. Lee Freedman, MD,CM, FRCP(C)

–   http://mpdrarchives.blogspot.ca/

MPDR Archives Blog Post #353 - Aug 26, 2015

Pause in this moment and bring awareness to the next three breaths

image by M. Lee Freedman

“Mindfulness training is about your life. It isn’t about the time you meditate on a cushion or chair. It is about learning to be awake for each moment of your life. So bringing your training into the moments in the day is a necessary requirement.

The good news is that you can bring your training into everyday moments without adding any more demands on your already too-packed schedule. I like to call these moments Purposeful Pauses. It isn’t just about stopping, it is about noticing what is here to be noticed when you stop. And it is about redirecting the attention when it takes off into the future or the past.

This is a continuation of the attention training you experience when you are practicing meditation on your cushion or chair. These Purposeful Pauses allow you to step off the daily treadmill and perhaps find some spaciousness in the day to make more conscious choices.”

-Janice Marturano

Excerpt from post “5 Tips for Practicing Mindfulness at the Office”

To read the full post, including 5 suggestions for “Purposeful Pauses” please click on this link:

http://www.mindful.org/5-tips-for-practicing-mindfulness-at-the-office/?utm_source=Mindful+Newsletter&utm_campaign=edc92ae570-Mf_Weekly_Aug_258_25_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_6d03e8c02c-edc92ae570-21227937

Wishing you the benefits of purposeful pauses this evening

  

Lee

M. Lee Freedman, MD,CM, FRCP(C)

http://mpdrarchives.blogspot.ca/

MPDR Archives Blog Post #352 - Aug 25, 2015

Enjoy the blessing of your next 3 breaths 

by attending to the bodily sensations 

of breathing in and out

       
image by M. Lee Freedman

“Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of the present experience. It isn’t more complicated than that. It is opening to or receiving the present moment, pleasant or unpleasant, just as it is, without either clinging to it or rejecting it.”

–      Sylvia Boorstein

       Wishing you many moments of mindful awareness today

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–         Lee

–       M. Lee Freedman, MD,CM, FRCP(C)

–       http://mpdrarchives.blogspot.ca/

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MPDR Archives Blog Post #351 - Aug 24, 2015

Pause for 3 Mindful Breaths

image by M. Lee Freedman

"Humankind has not woven the web of life. 

We are but one thread within it. 

Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. 

All things are bound together. 

All things connect."

-Chief Seattle

Wishing you a mindful day

Lee

M. Lee Freedman, MD,CM, FRCP(C)

http://mpdrarchives.blogspot.ca/

MPDR Archives Blog Post #350 - Aug 23, 2015

Enjoy 3 Mindful Breaths 

Here and Now

 images by M. Lee Freedman

“The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell you

Don't go back to sleep!

You must ask for what you really want.

Don't go back to sleep!

People are going back and forth 

across the doorsill where the two worlds touch,

The door is round and open

Don't go back to sleep!”

-Rumi

Wishing you a wonderful day

Lee

M. Lee Freedman, MD,CM, FRCP(C)

http://mpdrarchives.blogspot.ca/

MPDR Archives Blog Post #349 - Aug 22, 2015

Step out of auto-pilot mode

and into this present moment

with 3 mindful breaths

images by M. Lee Freedman

“Being heard 

is so close to being loved 

that for the average person, 

they are almost indistinguishable.”

-David Augsburger

 Wishing you connection and wellbeing this evening

Lee

M. Lee Freedman, MD,CM, FRCP(C)

http://mpdrarchives.blogspot.ca/

MPDR Archives Blog Post #327 - July 31, 2015

Pause

Tune into the Rhythm of your next three breaths

(c) image by M. Lee Freedman

“Being grounded in my physical body helps me experience the here and now. I can feel where I am- the sun on my face, the wind whipping around me. I see where I am- the trees bordering the road, the faces of people walking by. I hear the world around me- the birds chirping, the trucks rumbling, children laughing.

Being in my body allows me to fully experience life.

Life is only happening right now, in this moment.

When we leave the moment by getting distracted by our thoughts, we lose the opportunity to experience what it feels to really be alive. We can easily get caught fixating about a past hurt or worrying about a future concern. But when we can bring our focus back to this moment, we have the opportunity to heal.”

-Shakti Sutriasa

Wishing you moments of directly experiencing life here and now

Lee

M. Lee Freedman, MD,CM, FRCP(C)

http://mpdrarchives.blogspot.ca/

MPDR Archives Blog Post #328 - Aug 1, 2015

Bring mindful  awareness 

into this moment 

with 3 conscious breaths

(c) image by M. Lee Freedman 

“Wisdom Begins in Wonder”

 - Socrates

Wishing you a wonderful day

Lee

M. Lee Freedman, MD, CM, FRCP(C)

http://mpdrarchives.blogspot.ca/

MPDR Archives Blog Post #335 - Aug 8, 2015

Notice how the breath feels

as it moves in and out of your body

for the next 3 breaths

(c) image by M. Lee Freedman

"One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.”

-William Shakespeare

Enjoy your evening

Lee

M. Lee Freedman, MD,CM, FRCP(C)

http://mpdrarchives.blogspot.ca/

MPDR Archives Blog Post #342 - Aug 15, 2015

Pause to have a direct experience of sensing your breathing for the following 3 Breaths

(c) image by M. Lee Freedman

"Experience is, for me, the highest authority. The touchstone of validity is my own experience. No other person's ideas, and none of my own ideas, are as authoritative as my experience. It is to experience that I must return again and again, to discover a closer approximation to truth as it is in the process of becoming me."

-Carl Rogers

Enjoy being awake to experience the moments of your life today

Lee

M. Lee Freedman, MD,CM, FRCP(C)

http://mpdrarchives.blogspot.ca/