Rituals have been used across cultures and spiritual traditions to help actualize intentions and goals. They are ways to create meaning and mark transitions. Rituals are interspersed into our daily secular lives in ways we may not even notice: beginning a baseball game with the national anthem, for example, or singing “happy birthday.” I trained as a Buddhist nun for many years in Japan, and my life in the monastery
Self Development
September 19, 2021
Ways to look after your mental health and wellbeing
There are many simple ways to look after your mental health on a daily basis. We are all different and what works for one of us may not work for another. There are little things you can do daily which may help. Here are some things you can try that may help to look after your mental health and wellbeing: Do things with others. Spending time with family or friends,
September 19, 2021
How to Take Control of Your Internal Dialogue So You Can Live a Life of Purpose
On a downtown bus, just as it is pulling in to its next stop, a woman stands up, slaps the face of the man next to her, and hurries to the exit. Each passenger who saw what happened reacts in their own way. A middle-aged man feels sad for the man who was slapped. A younger woman is frightened. A teenage boy is angry. Another woman feels excited. How could