A Candle in Your Heart

AA wrote: Joyeux Noël et une très belle année 2019 à toi Sabina. 

Un grand merci pour tes messages du lundi. 

BB wrote: En riktigt god jul till dig också. Och stort tack för att du håller mig kvar i kontakt med mig själv med dina kloka brev. Kramar och kärlek till dig! 

A Candle in Your Heart

There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled. You feel it, don’t you?

Rumi

This is the season of love and candlelight. What could be a better holiday message than Rumi’s?

Never mind the stress, the difficult people you celebrate with because that’s tradition. Light the candle in your heart, feel its warmth, and spread it out.

   Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you all!

                                       See you again in January 2019 :-)

What’s in a Name?

I wish more of you would share their "results"! :-)

AA said: Sympa comme petit jeu!

V - voyageuse

A - admirative

L - loyale

É - énergique

R - rêveuse

I - idéaliste

E - enthousiaste

What’s in a Name?

B – for Buddhist

R – for Roman Catholic

A – for Anglican

H – for Hindu

M – for Muslim

                Ajahn Brahm

This is a little game to do during the stressful time before Christmas: write your first name vertically, as above, and find fitting adjectives to all the letters. Especially during winter it is good to stop and take some time for introspection...

I’ve already made it myself and actually it is less easy than it seems at the first glance ;-)

S – for Spiritual

A – for Affectionate

B – for Benevolent

I – for Imaginative

N – for Nature-lover

A – for Accepting

Peace & Silence

Peace & Silence

Grant yourself a moment of peace,and you will understandhow foolishly you have scurried about.Learn to be silent,and you will notice thatyou have talked too much.

                  Chinese Proverb

During the busy weeks before Christmas, when our to-do lists are even longer than during the rest of the year, it’s good to make little breaks of Peace & Silence.

For example, every time a telephone rings: stop, and feel a moment of peace. You may imagine a peaceful place, person or situation. Fall silent, relax your face, neck and throat, and perhaps even close your eyes.

Take a deep breath, notice how this pause refreshes you, and pick up your long list again.

The Ultimate Mobile Device

AA said: Oh Sabina, das ist Gold wert! Danke dafür, ich mache das!

The Ultimate Mobile Device

Meditation is the ultimate mobile device; you can use it anywhere, anytime, unobtrusively. 

                                    Sharon Salzberg

What a brilliant alternative to the use of the all-invasive cell phone! Instead of turning to technology when you’re restless you do little micro meditations. If sitting on a bus or a train, standing in line, waiting for your friend to show up – a 1 to 3 minute meditation can be done anytime, anywhere.

I regret to admit that despite my intentions to use the mobile phone “only when necessary” (sending messages, making phone calls etc.) I catch myself being busy with it far too often. This week’s challenge is to switch over to the Ultimate Mobile Device! Instead of grabbing the cell phone when there’s a gap in your day, you relax, close your eyes and concentrate on your breathing. No unhealthy radiation, no stress factors, just a relaxed Here and Now J