Bentlily – The Art of Noticing your Life

Posted by on Jul 19, 2012 in Blog, Inspiration, Mindfulness | 0 comments Recently, I discovered Samantha Reynolds’ website, Bentlily.com. In lieu of New Year’s Resolutions, Samantha decided to choose a theme for 2011: “be present”. To do this, she pledged to write one poem a day, and Bentlily was born. 18 months later, it’s still going. As Samantha explains on her website: “What was meant to be a one-year experiment has threaded...
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How to Stop Thinking

Posted by on Oct 31, 2011 in Authentic Lifestyle, Authentic Living, Blog | 0 comments We’ve discussed mindfulness, and how this can be helpful for tuning in to how you feel physically and mentally. Mindfulness is a great way of sitting with yourself and watching which thoughts that come to mind, without getting involved in them. But what if we just can’t help getting involved? What if those thoughts parade around our heads, holding up placards saying ‘This...
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Gratitude (aka really feeling the love)

Posted by on Feb 18, 2010 in Authentic Emotions, Authentic Living, Blog | 1 comment Grateful: –adjective Warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help. Expressing or actuated by gratitude: a grateful letter. Pleasing to the mind or senses; agreeable or welcome; refreshing: a grateful breeze. When was the last time you were truly grateful for something? Like, really, truly grateful? I used to use the phrase ‘I...
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