Be Encouraged

Life takes a lot out of us. So like at a bank, there must be deposits we have earlier put in so we can withdraw them when we need to. I'm talking about the ability to stay calm when things are irritating or taxing. The "calm bank" can be built up so withdrawals don't leave you bankrupt, or stressed out or chewing somebody else out! 

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This meditation is to get in touch with the part of yourself that struggles to find joy when bad things have happened. 

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Can you really know anything in this age of "fake news?" Can you know yourself or anyone else? An ancient verse says we can know when we get still. Listen in to learn more...



An archive podcast from the first season of Encouraging Being. 

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You want things that are wrong fixed. Everybody does, to some extent or another. Let's talk about it. What do we do with our natural desire for problems to get solved when so often they don't get fixed, or they take longer than we want them to take.
Here are 5 reasons why, and a meditation to experience.

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You can notice the small and the large,; you can focus on whatever you choose. It may seem that your mind takes you away or the world decides what you will pay attention to at any given moment. 
But exercise your ability to choose. It will settle your mind, create some calm. Just notice. Don't worry about doing it perfectly because you won't. But you can see, you can know what is right here now in your experience. And it will be good to see it!
This is a revisit to an earlier episode.

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What about keeping things, or letting them go? Which should we do? Everybody needs to hold on sometimes, but other times let go. Letting go might need a bigger place in life, and this episode explores why and how. 

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Catch yourself when you get distracted! Notice when you "are all over the place." Everybody seems to do it but there is a better way. Getting this right can reduce anxiety, lower anger, and build up a sense of peaceful confidence. 
Humans are marvelously complex. But we can only handle so much. Learn a simple means to be a better person, and get some relief from the tide that seems to want to wash you away. 

This episode from the archives is a powerful summary of key concepts in being more focused and balanced in life.

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How do you know? How do you know anything? We take in information through our eyes, ears and other senses. We accept it or not. Or we might get a "gut feeling" and "know" something that way. 
This episode explores knowing and challenges you to know deeply. 

From the archives, this episode originally aired in 2022.

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Sometimes the world looks beautiful to us, sometimes it seems horribly broken. The same friend who loves you hurts you. The same dog who consoles you bites. We can complain but it doesn't change anything. And having feelings is real and honest. But the negative feelings or facts don't have to take over. They can be just part of the story. 
Listen to this episode for a way to see the beauty when the ugly has shown up. Find the sacred in the ordinary. 
This archive episode is from 2022. 

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From the Archives
How can you Be okay, when so many bad things are happening?  This episode encourages you to live in the moment even when the present moment kind of stinks!

The news has been horrible, with loss and grief, painful violent situations that keep hurting people, like shootings and covered up sexual abuse, and war. These stories run in our minds as we work, sleep, eat, and interact with family. 

Hopefully where you are right now is safe and pleasant enough. Being more aware of yourself now can be calming, and help you sort out what is most important for you. 

At any moment terrible things are happening: So, this is the sad state of the world, but…

At any moment on the earth, good is happening. How do we live with the good and the bad?

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