Posts by Marshall Bowden
Mindful Immersion
Part 1 of a Five Part series on Techniques You Can Use to Start Practicing Mindfulness To Do or Not to Do One thing that you can do to practice mindfulness is to perform a routine task as though you were doing it for the first time. Paying attention to each step instead of mindlessly…
Read MoreSeasons of Loss and Grief
At my job as a veterinary technician, I frequently see people in the various stages of loss and grief, both of pets and sometimes other aspects of their lives. The elderly woman who the staff notices isn’t as sharp as she used to be, repeating herself and seemingly unable to comprehend simple instructions. The couple…
Read MoreWords Hurt or Heal
We need to stop demonizing each other, because we are literally creating our own demons. Words hurt or heal.
Read MoreThe Path of the Middle Way
The Path of the Middle Way is a concept espoused by Buddha in his first sutra (teaching) after becoming enlightened. And in many ways it is an encapsulation of Buddhist philosophy, but you don’t have to be a Buddhist to find this concept inspirational. It refers to the idea that one should not exist in…
Read MoreZen Buddhist Gathas: Little packets of mindfulness as you go about your day
Part 3 of a Five Part series on Techniques You Can Use to Start Practicing Mindfulness Zen Buddhist Gathas are little poems that are used to help us remember to be mindful as we go about our day. It’s a device, a little ritual, that serves a similar purpose to that of a mindfulness bell,…
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