A Resonant Life

"Embracement" is giving life a big hug. Accepting and embracing everything to create a mosaic that celebrates the individual and unique self while making it part of the whole. To do so, we engage in actions that help us manifest equanimity, loving kindness, compassion and joy.

Our lives are made measurably better when we change ourselves, situations and circumstances, steering toward altruistic actions and thoughts -- action is getting up off the nail that causes us pain, discomfort and unhappiness. Instead of remaining stuck and complaining, we can live with more joy. #Buddhism #Happiness #Joy #AltruisticLife #LifeCoach #Vajrayana

Being in toxic situations -- be they professional and work, family or social - can have the effect of shrinking us, making us smaller. Like a cornered timid animal we often try to become invisible, unnoticed. A good day is one where we avoided any toxic encounters. This is no way to live in either our work or personal lives. We are meant -- it is our innate nature -- to flourish and extend ourselves to be of help and benefit to others.

Pain and illness - and their accompanying suffering - narrow our scope and capacity for engaged and active compassionate actions. But, like a lens we can focus it to reveal clarity - the clarity of the authentic self.

Meditation isn't always sitting in silence and contemplation. For most of us, meditation in action is a great way to rewire our lives for happiness and become a force of kindness in the world.

Consciously unleashing sincerity and humility in our actions changes the world and people around us for the better.

What happens when our initial response to everything in our life is a resounding "yes!" Certainly possibilities abound and instead of being stuck we flourish.

We all make mistakes, and our mistakes can be a cause of hurt for others. There are ways to clean up the spilled milk of our lives that lead us to living more compassionately and authentically rather than tears.

How do we define Happiness? We know when we have it, we know when we don't. But what is it? Let's explore from a Buddhist perspective how we can become and share abiding happiness.

We did not emerge fully formed from the cosmos -- we are the product of the influence  of innumerable people, experiences and circumstances. Cultivating gratitude for this as a conscious practice opens us to infinite joy.