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"Which is the most important of all the commandments?"

   Jesus said, "The first in importance is, ' Listen Israel: The Lord your God is one; so love the Lord God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence and energy.'"

   "And here is the second: 'Love others as well as you love yourself.'"

  Mark 12:28-31 The Message Bible

free Meditations for mindful eating (secular)

2/1/2020

The Center for Mindful Eating.

check your 3m's often

10/10/2019

Mindfulness -- What are you thinking? Are your thoughts in alignment with God's word or are you believing / thinking something else? Monitor your thoughts throughout the day.

Mindset or Mood -- What are you feeling? Is God's love, peace and joy flowing into you and through you, or something else? Monitor your state throughout the day. Live in Joy, peace, love.

Movement -- Did you exercise or otherwise move your body enough today?

12 minutes a day transformation

10/5/2019

"To turn a positive belief into a neurological reality, all you need to do is to intensely concentrate on your deepest positive values and desires for a minimum of 12 minutes day.

In about eight weeks, our research shows that you’ll begin to make beneficial changes to the structure and function of your brain.

Your memory will begin to improve, anxiety will lessen, and physiological stress will decrease. You can call it meditation, or prayer, or affirmation, but we like to call it faith."

-- Mark Waldman, Loyola Marymount University

importance of yawning & Values (secular)

9/30/2019

From Mark Waldman (associate of neurologist. Andrew Newberg):
"NeuroTip: [When] you feel anxious, bored or stressed, go somewhere private and do three "mindful yawns". Watch how your mental state and mood begins to change. By the third yawn you should feel a deep sense of calmness where it is easier to focus on what is actually happening in the present moment. If not, spend 60 seconds doing super-slow stretches and/or focusing on a deep inner value.
Now watch all of the different thoughts and feelings and sensations that are floating around in your semi-conscious mind – that’s your imagination network. Observe the anxiety, then yawn and bring your attention back into the present moment. Do this for 10 seconds or 60 seconds or longer if you feel like it. Now walk back into the social arena (the workplace, a party, or your family interactions) staying mindfully relaxed. Listen, observe, and use your intuition to gently engage with others! If you practice this for just a couple of days you’ll find that any anxiety or boredom or stress turns into curiosity!"

meditate to live to it

9/1/2019

Image by Tony Jeary (secular motivational speaker; cf. reader comment below).
Read the Word.
Understand it and do it.
Learn deeper meanings and do it.
Make it part of you.
Take it into the World.

5 minute mindfulness meditation (secular)

5/21/2019

10 minute Jack Canfield video. The steps:
1. Relax and breathe deeply.
2. Become aware of you thoughts (notice them and let them go).
3. Remember that you are NOT your thoughts. You can choose your thoughts.
4. Identify how these thoughts make you feel.
5. Think about how you WANT TO feel.
6. Identify what (small) actions you can do today or right now, to move forward.
7. Let yourself feel relaxed, grounded, clear, calm, and focused, after doing this exercise. Do it as often as needed thru the day.

Focusing & wandering are both necessary

3/3/2019

From Dr. Mark Waldman, Professor at Loyola Marymount University:

"From a neuroscientific perspective, it is essential to train your brain to do both: to focus your full attention on an important task, but then to allow your mind to wander as your brain uses its creative imagination to solve problems. Throughout the day, your brain is constantly shifting between these two neurological states - between your “executive network” that allows you to make conscious decisions before taking action, and your “default-mode network” which where your imagination and fantasies intermingle in a unique nonverbal way."

"Try it right now: close your eyes and mindfully yawn and stretch for 60 seconds. Then focus on your breathing, noticing how your chest and belly moves. Do this for another minute, and then deliberately let your mind wander and daydream. You’ll see glimpses of positive and negative thoughts. You’ll feel moments of pleasure and pain in your body. Stay in this mindful state of awareness for another minute or two and then ask your intuition to whisper to you something new about yourself, or the world, or reality. Savor whatever comes to mind, and ask your intuition for another insight."

school of medicine at ucla - guided meditations

12/7/2018

Free Guided Meditations in English & Spanish from UCLA School of Medicine. They also offer "mindfulness podcasts". Secular. No known religious affiliation.

Neuro-theology of meditation

4/8/2018

Meditation changes your brain. Meditating on God's love changes us for the better. The best-known scientist and researcher in this field is Dr. Andrew Newberg (U Penn). He offers free research papers, sells on-line courses and books, and has extensive media coverage.

"Speak not but what may benefit" b. franklin

12/5/2017

In chapter 9 of his autobiography, Ben Franklin describes his "plan for attaining moral perfection". His #2 virtue was: "Silence. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation." In Chapter 11 he describes his interactions with Rev. George Whitfield.

John Wesley's Journal is also worth reading (especially if you love US history).

Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.pdf
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The Journal of John Wesley.pdf
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