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Why are we fighting when I know I’m right?

October 7, 2019 By Dean Nicholson Leave a Comment

This blog first appeared here on Clear Sky Meditation Center’s blog   I know I’m right. But here she goes again, making everything sound so rosy and optimistic. Can’t she see the the dark clouds on the horizon? And look, everyone is nodding and agreeing with her. I mean, seriously, aren’t they giving any critical […]

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The monster inside vs the fear of talking about it

July 19, 2018 By Maureen Smith Leave a Comment

pouting female face

When I was in my thirties, I loved what I did for a living. I used to get excited to go to work. However, I remember one particular project I worked on that didn’t go according to plan. And the voices in my head took over…

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Eczema and Awakening

February 10, 2017 By Maureen Smith Leave a Comment

For the past 8 months I have been experiencing eczema for the first time in my life. I remember my older sister had severe bouts of it when she in her late teens. Now, at age 52 I am having my first personal encounter with it…

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Macaroni, Cheese and a Meditation on Me

February 10, 2017 By Maureen Smith Leave a Comment

Our personal evaluations of events are based largely on cultural and family conditioning. Often, conditioning is something that we are unaware of. Sometimes we are conscious of it and uphold it as an identity…

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How was your day? A Meditation on Positive and Negative.

January 29, 2017 By Maureen Smith Leave a Comment

Awareness of negativity and positivity

This morning provided an excellent opportunity for me to study my expectations, habits, mind states and reactive conditioning.

Let me tell you what happened…

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Links, Friends & Resources

Planet Dharma
Clear Sky Meditation & Study Center
Dharma Hub, Calgary
Awaken in Toronto
Dharma Europe

Upcoming Offerings

Start Your Morning With Calm. A weekly drop-in meditation class to get your morning off to a calm start. Beginning Thursday January 19, 2023, from 7:30-8:15am. Available in person or online. Location: Suite 201, 13-14th Avenue South, on 14th Avenue across from the Safeway. For more information contact Dean at dean@alivemindfully.ca.

Come to Your Senses. An afternoon to practice sense-based meditations at the beautiful Clear Sky Meditation Center. April 29, 2023 from 1:30-4:30. To register click here.

The Tenth Annual Conference on Spirituality and Social Work. June 22-24, 2023, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Contact

Contact Maureen or Dean for more information. 

maureen@nullalivemindfully.ca
dean@nullalivemindfully.ca

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