Author Archives: Paul Devenny
THE BEST VERSION OF YOURSELF
Depression, anxiety and phobias create low self-esteem which, in turn, prevent you from being the best version of yourself. Right now, there is something that you wish to achieve but a fear of failure, a fear of losing, a fear of disappointment are holding you back. Through therapy sessions you can learn to identify yourContinue reading “THE BEST VERSION OF YOURSELF”
FEEL THE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAY
When you are trapped by anxiety or caught in a cycle of depression When you have lost a friend or a relative At a time when your OCD feels like it is shackling you or your phobia is controlling your life Everything can feel impossible Work, meeting friends, going to the shop, taking up anContinue reading “FEEL THE FEAR AND DO IT ANYWAY”
DISCOVERING YOUR ENLIGHTENED SELF
-1- MEDITATION Meditation improves your cognition, develops your focus, gives you better sleep and greater compassion. It provides spiritual development and happiness. Meditation delivers a quietening of your thoughts and mind. It exists in different forms, two examples are transcendental through repeating a mantra and mindful, via being a spectator to your thoughts, allowing themContinue reading “DISCOVERING YOUR ENLIGHTENED SELF”
WHY MEDITATION-WHY SELF-KINDNESS
The demands on us, the expectations are enormous. How much of our time contains happiness? We just want to be ourselves and when we can’t, we fall into depression. When we don’t have a nourished inner peace, when we are not centred or balanced, we suffer. Yet, there is no switch that we can flickContinue reading “WHY MEDITATION-WHY SELF-KINDNESS”
FIRST STEPS OF HELP
It can be difficult to reach out when you are suffering with your mental health. It can appear easier to struggle on because it is scary to make that first step of letting someone know how you are feeling. You feel weak for having the issue. A mental illness is as valid as a physicalContinue reading “FIRST STEPS OF HELP”
PAY ATTENTION
Pay attention to the details in the elements around you. It will help you to live in the moment and reduce your levels of anxiety and stress. So much of the time, we don’t see even what is right before us. Walking down the street, there is a house, the house is made of stone,Continue reading “PAY ATTENTION”
MINDFUL JOY
Buddha spoke that each morning we are born again and what we do today is what matters most. However, mainly, we live but we are not present in our lives. Mindfulness is moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, experiences and environments. The practice of mindfulness helps us to nourish and re-enforce our inner ability toContinue reading “MINDFUL JOY”
MEDITATION
Turn to meditation Light a candle, an incense stick, turn out the lights In the beginning You may feel restless Remember that meditation has the power To transform your life Give yourself time to understand Your inner mind Try to meditate At the same time Every day So, it becomes a routine Start with 10Continue reading “MEDITATION”
PAIN AND SUFFERING
In the journey of life, pain may be inevitable but suffering is more of a choice. Meditate, inhale, say to your mind the words PEACE, LIGHT, PURITY. As you exhale, say to your mind the words worry, stress, pain. Feel all the negativity and impurity leave you. Rejuvinate your life force, your qi, your prana.
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