“Wisdom comes from experience. Experience is often a result of lack of wisdom.” – Terry Pratchett There is a significant difference between knowledge and wisdom. Having knowledge does not necessarily mean you have the ability to improve your life or your circumstances. Reading books does not make you a great teacher, a skillful therapist, or a…
“There is no inner peace found in taking care of me and mine. It is present in attending to the needs of we and ours.” – John Bruna On this New Year’s Day, I send all of you my our heartfelt appreciation and gratitude. You are all making the world a better place, one compassionate action at…
“It seems that the necessary thing to do is not to fear mistakes, to plunge in, to do the best that one can, hoping to learn enough from blunders to correct them eventually.” – Abraham Maslow One of the most common obstacles preventing us from fully engaging in our lives and developing our highest potentials is…
On April 9th of this year, I was honored to have to opportunity to participate in the TEDx event hosted by California State University, Long Beach. Due to the tireless efforts of an amazing crew at CSULB, the event was a wonderful success. I am grateful to have played a small part. Here is my…
“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 much of the time is our attention focused on somewhere we’d rather be or how someone else’s life seems better than ours? Today’s inspiration reminds us…
“Our habitual patterns are, of course, well established, seductive, and comforting. Just wishing for them to be ventilated isn’t enough. Mindfulness and awareness are key. Do we see the stories that we’re telling ourselves and question their validity? When we are distracted by a strong emotion, do we remember that it is part of our…
“You are what you do, not what you say you’ll do.” – Carl Jung Our quote today invites us to investigate a bit more deeply our perception of ourselves. Often, if we’re asked to describe ourselves, we will share qualities of ourselves that we believe accurately describe us. We may say something like, I am…
By SARA ARTHURS Staff Writer Findlay Courier, Posted On Wed. Nov 16th, 2016 Doing what you feel good about may be more difficult than just doing what makes you feel good, but it’s the former that is more likely to create genuine happiness.John Bruna will be sharing this message, and talking about mindfulness and recovery,…
Interview on Mental Health News Radio live from from the National Conference on Addiction Disorders From addict, homelessness, and estrangement from family to teacher, Buddhist monk, author, and speaker. John Bruna was the one interview done live at The National Conference on Addiction Disorders where our host Kristin Sunanta Walker had to mute the mic…
It was a precious gift to be able to launch my book, The Wisdom of a Meaningful Life: The Essence of Mindfulness, in my hometown of Carbondale and be introduced by my wonderful wife Laura Bartels. Here is a video of the talk. John Bruna – The Wisdom of a Meaningful Life from Mindful Life…
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