The Practicing Mind: Bringing Discipline and Focus Into Your Life

The next time you find yourself doing something that you really don’t feel like doing, stop for a moment and ask yourself why. What is it about the activity that is making you feel that way? You will find that many times you really can’t put your finger on what it is that makes you feel that way.

Credit cards work on the premise of product before process instead of process first. This mentality only leads to a general sense of non-fulfillment and emptiness. We have all experienced a situation where we wanted something very much but didn't have the money for it, so we charged it. The fulfillment from attaining the object is usually gone long

When you remain aware of your intention to stay focused on the present, it’s easy to see when you have fallen out of this perspective. You immediately begin to judge what and how well you are doing and you experience impatience and boredom. When you catch yourself in that moment, just gently remind yourself that you have fallen out of the present,

I wanted you to realize that we keep coming back to the same few solutions to all the problems we feel we have, and begin to realize that life isn’t as complicated as we had thought. Changing our experience of life is well within our grasp, but we have to review a few ideas again and again so that everyday life doesn’t steal them away before they b

The word “practice” implies the presence of awareness and will. The word learning does not. When we “practice” something we are involved in the deliberate repetition of a process with the intention of reaching a specific goal. The words deliberate and intention are key here because they define the difference between practicing something and just le

how the Asian archers are functioning in the DOC process. They draw the bow, they release the arrow, they observe the result and then they make corrections for the next shot. They DO, they OBSERVE, they CORRECT. There is no emotion in any of this. There are no judgments. It is simple and stress-free,

You can see how these four components are all part of the same thing. Each one needs and creates the other. When you work slowly, things become simpler. If you want to simplify something, break it down into small parts and work more slowly. Since all of these points take effort to develop and maintain, you will have greater success if you break dow

Our reactions to people and circumstances are nothing more than habits. When we are aware of this through our practicing minds, we have the power to choose what traits we will manifest into our personalities. Now is the time to begin.

We need to be more aware of what we are doing, what we are thinking, and what we are intending to accomplish in order to be more in control of what we are experiencing in life.