John Bruna interviewed on KDNK
On July 14th, 2016, John Bruna was interviewed by Amy Hadden Marsh on KDNK about his new book, The Wisdom of a Meaningful Life: The Essence of Mindfulness. The book…
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Gratitude
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” Marcus Tullius Cicero I’m not sure how one can even begin to measure the value of…
What are you paying attention to?
“Tell me what you pay attention to and I will tell you who you are.” José Ortega y Gasset What we’re attending to in any given moment quite literally becomes…
Helping others helps yourself
“By helping others, you will learn how to help yourselves.” Aung San Suu Kyi Today’s inspiration has wisdom on multiple levels. On one level, our direct interactions with others inform…
We are also the environment
“The environment is not limited to the trees, plants, water, sun, etc. We are also the environment. How we treat each other is the environment. Let us all do our…
Be who you are, where you are.
“Without giving up hope—that there’s somewhere better to be, that there’s someone better to be—we will never relax with where we are or who we are.” – Pema Chödrön How…
Choosing one thought over another
“The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” – William James In our busy lives we often forget that the real source of our stress…
Everything makes a difference
“Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference. It does.” William James We will never truly know how much impact our thoughts and actions have on…
The World As We See It
“What you see and hear depends a good deal on where you are standing; it also depends on what kind of a person you are” – C.S. Lewis In…
Expectations …
“Expecting is the greatest impediment to living. In anticipation of tomorrow, it loses today.” – Seneca Expectations, as we all know, play a huge role in our lives. We have all…