MPDR Archives Blog Post #911 - March 31, 2017

Pause for 3 mindful breaths

image witnessed by M. Lee Freedman    “Bringing a loving attentiveness into each moment allows us to learn kindness rather than condemnation, and discernment rather than judgment.” -Narayan Helen Liebenson   Have a mindful day Lee M. Lee Freedman, MD, CM, FRCP(C) To view the MPDR archives, click here.

MPDR Archives Blog Post #910 - March 30, 2017

Be here now Bring your attention to the sensations of breathing for the following 3 breaths

image witnessed by M. Lee Freedman “I think the sweet spot in life is to pursue your dreams and take care of others with your whole heart while not getting fixated on or stressed out about the results. In this place, you live with purpose and passion but without losing your balance and falling into a sense of pressure, strain, or depletion. This sweet spot is very valuable, so take it in whenever you experience it.” -Rick Hanson (excerpt from book  Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence)   Wishing you moments filled with purpose and passion without pressure   Lee M. Lee Freedman, MD, CM, FRCP(C) To view the MPDR archives, click here.

MPDR Archives Blog Post #909 - March 29, 2017

Pause Gratefully notice  the act of breathing in clean air  for the next 3 breaths

image witnessed by M. Lee Freedman "Finding an inner compass to create clarity during these turbulent times doesn’t just happen -it can be created by a daily reflective practice and cultivating connections with others, and with nature. Find people with whom you can share your concerns, laugh, cry, hug, and go outside for walks. Integration creates well-being from the inside out, and there’s no better way to begin than with consciousness and our connections with each other." -Dan Siegel Wishing you connection, peace and clarity Lee M. Lee Freedman, MD, CM, FRCP(C) To view the MPDR archives, click here.

MPDR Archives Blog Post #908 - March 28, 2017

PAUSE for 3 MINDFUL BREATHS

image witnessed by M. Lee Freedman “Instead of obsessing, fuming, curdling about things we don’t have, we need to accept and celebrate what we do. Instead of worrying about things we can’t control – people’s opinion of us, for example – we need to direct our attentions to things we can influence, and leave the rest be. Instead of judging each other, and – worse – ourselves, let us simply take as we find. Instead of ruining our short time alive by setting expectations of how we think everything should be, from our jobs to our love lives, our children to our prospects, let us accept that some things will not always go as we wish.” - Mark Rice-Oxley (excerpt from post How to escape the overthinking trap: stop judging yourself) https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/16/escape-overthinking-trap-stop-juding-yourself?platform=hootsuite Wishing you peace of mind Lee M. Lee Freedman, MD, CM, FRCP(C) To view the MPDR archives, click here.

MPDR Archives Blog Post #907 - March 27, 2017

Pause and intentionally bring attention to the next 3 breaths

image witnessed by M. Lee Freedman “We all have an innate feeling of being separate from the world, peering out at life from behind our own little self, and vying against other isolated selves. But how can we truly be separate from the same world that created us? “Dust to dust” isn’t just something they say at funerals, it’s the truth. You can no more disconnect from the universe and its inhabitants than a wave can extricate itself from the ocean.”    -Dan Harris   Wishing you moments of noticing feelings of connection Lee M. Lee Freedman, MD, CM, FRCP(C) To view the MPDR archives, click here.

MPDR Archives Blog Post #906 - March 26, 2017

Bring your attention into this moment by noticing the next 3 breaths

image witnessed by M. Lee Freedman "The human spirit is not dead. It lives on in secret.... It has come to believe that compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind." -Albert Schweitzer, Nobel Peace Prize address, "The Problem of Peace in the World Today"   Warm wishes for a mindful day Lee M. Lee Freedman, MD, CM, FRCP(C) To view the MPDR archives, click here.

MPDR Archives Blog Post #905 - March 25, 2017

Pause for 3 mindful breaths

image witnessed by M. Lee Freedman  “During the day, see if you can detect the bloom of the present moment in every moment,  the ordinary ones,  the “in-between” ones,  even the hard ones.  Work at allowing more things to unfold in your life without forcing them to happen and without rejecting the ones that don’t fit your idea of what “should” be happening.” -Jon Kabat-Zinn Have a mindful day Lee M. Lee Freedman, MD, CM, FRCP(C) To view the MPDR archives, click here.

MPDR Archives Blog Post #904 - March 24, 2017

Pause intentionally bring caring attention to the next 3 breaths

image wtnessed by M. Lee Freedman “Let us keep reminding each other to breathe, to smile, to treat ourselves and one another with kindness. Let us hold each other when we need support, and let us challenge and remind each other of what is truly important. Let us take care of ourselves so that we don’t hand down our unfinished business to the next generation. Let us laugh together, and never lose our joy. . . . And let us take care of the children—our children, all the children. Let us mobilize our fierce and passionate mother energy on behalf of all beings on this little blue-green planet we call Mother Earth.” -Denise Roy, (excerpt from book MOMfulness: Mothering with Mindfulness, Compassion, and Grace) Wishing you moments of joy and connection  Lee M. Lee Freedman, MD, CM, FRCP(C) To view the MPDR archives, click here.

MPDR Archives Blog Post #903 - March 23, 2017

Take a moment to step out of the auto pilot “doing mode” into simply being here and now by bringing awareness to the sensations of the next three breaths.

image witnessed by M. Lee Freedman “Everything is unfolding based on causes and conditions. Our happiness or suffering is dependent on how we relate to the present moment.  If we cling now, we suffer later. If we let go and respond with compassion or friendliness, we create happiness and well-being for the future.” -Noah Levine Have a mindful day Lee M. Lee Freedman, MD, CM, FRCP(C) To view the MPDR archives, click here.

MPDR Archives Blog Post #902 - March 22, 2017

Pause for 3 Mindful Breaths

image witnessed by M. Lee Freedman "Learning how to be still, to really be still and let life happen - that stillness becomes a radiance." -Morgan Freeman Wishing you moments of present moment awareness Lee M. Lee Freedman, MD, CM, FRCP(C) To view the MPDR archives, click here.