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    Meditation: The Way to Selfless Service

    Selfless service is something that has always been a goal of mine. Yesterday was the first day that I drove into the parking lot of the Salvation Army to distribute clothes, food, and toiletries to the homeless community that camps out under the bridge. Anyone who has been to downtown Knoxville knows the bridge that I am talking about. This area of Knoxville has been under a lot of criticism for being a sanctuary for homeless people. The area has been called tent city since dozens of tents have been set up there as shelter. The community has mixed reactions…

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    Meditation Brainwashing

    As my husband and I have come to the end of our 8-week meditation class, we have both agreed that meditation is the ultimate brainwashing. I have to give my husband credit for the realization. After he finished his 30-minute meditation last night, he told me his mind felt so clear and rejuvenated. He said he felt like his brain had been completely washed after his meditation. I can completely relate to this brainwashing feeling. I know brainwashing is normally meant to be a negative thing. But when it comes to how you feel after meditation this is a very…

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    3 Tips For Meditation For Beginners

    I am officially hooked on meditation. I made a goal for myself to meditate every day in 2018. I’ve always known that meditation is something that I need in my life. I’ve just never made time for it or made it a priority, but I’m learning to do it from a site online, since I want to find the mind secrets and other powers of the mind. There is a popular saying, “You should sit in meditation for twenty minutes everyday – unless you’re too busy; then you should sit for an hour” ― Sukhraj S. Dhillon. I’ve finally stopped telling myself that I’m…

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    How to Turn a Bad Day Into a Good Day

    Yesterday I was having an all around crappy morning. I was in a terrible mood, the weather was crappy and I was just having a really hard time getting motivated to do anything. Once I realized just how unproductive I was feeling I was able to turn my day around. Because we all have bad days I wanted to share some of the steps I took to turn my day around. I have to admit to myself that I’m in a bad mood and need to turn it around. Meditate. I used to get super annoyed with my husband when…

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    Getting Back to Work After the Holidays

    So we are back in action after a holiday weekend. And I don’t know about you guys but we had five days off this weekend (well, because I have kids I had five days off) . I don’t know about you guys, but it’s really hard for me to come back to work. Last night as I was going to bed, I was like, I don’t want to go tomorrow, can I just go to school with the kids? That sounds like so much more fun than coming to the office and working, I want to go to school with…