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Posted by A.J. Mahari on May 30, 2008 · Leave a Comment
No one survives on their own, and no one thrives alone, either. Yes, you might feel an excruciating loneliness after one of life’s hurtful blows. But we are simply not built to survive solo. Isolation will kill us, not protect us. We humans are social animals made for community. Even when family and friends annoy [...]
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Posted by A.J. Mahari on April 22, 2008 · Leave a Comment
The mystery of understanding seeks to engage us in a journey of living an examined life. A journey of seeking personal enlightenment. Do you find that there are aspects of your life that just seem to defy your understanding in actual and purposefully consciously aware ways? Are you a seeker of more personal enlightenment when it comes to aspects of your relationships, your attitude, your moods, and your over-all choices in your life?
Filed under Enlightenment, Self help · Tagged with aj mahari, awakening to enlightenment, awareness versus denial, bpd, change, choice, core beliefs, dilemma, dissociation, duality, Enlightenment, integrity, lessons, life coach, Mental Illness, middle path, Mindfulness, mistakes are growth opportunities, mystery of understanding, npd, pain, pain and suffering versus peace and freedom, paradox, personal enlightenment, personal responsibility, radical acceptance, recovery, sexual abuse, suffering, transformation, transition, truth, victim versus survivor, well-being
Posted by A.J. Mahari on December 2, 2007 · 2 Comments
Be willing and prepared to wait for what you most want and need. Trust that the winds that blow in your life today have purpose. Learn to wait. You can and will save yourself from so much unnecessary pain if you learn to wait and to proceed more slowly with caution in life. Trust your [...]
Filed under Mental Health · Tagged with aj mahari, avoid toxic people, avoid toxic relating, awareness, choosing healthy relationships, Enlightenment, esteem, ethics, faith, grief, healing, heartache, inspiration, joy, lessons, loss, love, Mindfulness, npd, pain, patience, Personal Growth, personal responsibility, radical acceptance, recovery, Self help, soul, Spirituality, thought of the day, toxic people, understanding, value, wait, waiting is healthy, worth
Posted by A.J. Mahari on December 1, 2007 · 2 Comments
Toxic relationships seem to be pervasive to the point where healthy relationships are in the minority. Toxic relationships are proliferating and have been doing so for the better part of the last few decades. Toxic relationships are the coming together of adults, who carry wounded children deep inside of them, and who were raised in [...]
Filed under Mental Health · Tagged with Abuse, borderline, bpd, codependence, control, domestic abuse, dysfunctional family, enmeshment, false self, fighting, loss of self, love hate, mahari, Mental Illness, narcissism, narcissitic, non borderline, npd, pain, personality disordered, personality disorders, self, toxic love, toxic parents, toxic people, toxic relationships, verbal abuse
Posted by A.J. Mahari on November 27, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Just being there, that’s really all any one of us has to do in each and every unfolding moment. Just be there. Just be in it, with it, present to all it offers without judging it in anyway. Mindfully observing all that we experience in each unfolding moment. Be the one living the moment in [...]
Filed under Soul Thought of The Day · Tagged with acceptance of pain, aj mahari, choice, emotional pain, end suffering, Enlightenment, faith, healing, inspiration, johnathan livingston seagull, Mindfulness, motivation, pain, pain versus suffering, paradox, Personal Growth, radical acceptance, recovery, richard bach, Spirituality, surrender, the power of now, thought of the day, unfolding moment
Posted by A.J. Mahari on November 23, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Life is challenging. Risk is everywhere. Be sure to calculate it carefully. Choose wisely. The winds of adversity blow strongly in most every life at one time or another and in one way or another. Be flexible. Learn to bend with the gusts of wind that blow through your experience in life. Like a tall [...]
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Posted by A.J. Mahari on November 3, 2007 · Leave a Comment
What does unattended sorrow look like? It is like a low-grade fever; it troubles our sleep and drains away our days; it scatters intuition and creates an underlying anxiety; it sours the eye and leaves a distaste in the mouth; it’s the vague uncertainty that permeates every thought before every action; it’s the heart working [...]
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Posted by A.J. Mahari on November 2, 2007 · Leave a Comment
There is, of course, a wonderful book out called "The Secret" that proclaims the wonders of the law of attraction. However, I think there is a much more important often ignored secret. What secret could I be talking about? The true secret of your life is not a well-kept secret actually. It is something that [...]
Filed under Soul Thought of The Day · Tagged with anxiety, authenticity, emotional dysregulation, Enlightenment, ethics, faith, God, healing, inspiration, meaning, Mental Health, Mental Illness, morals, motivation, pain, purpose, recovery, relationship, religion, soul, Soul Thought of The Day, spirit, Spirituality, the secret, uncertainty
Posted by A.J. Mahari on November 2, 2007 · Leave a Comment
What does it mean to have an embodied mind? Can this insight help you in your everyday life? Absolutely. But to understand how, you need to sit back for a moment and think about how your body and mind communicate. Your body is more than a meat vehicle for your mind to cruise around in. [...]
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Posted by A.J. Mahari on October 15, 2007 · Leave a Comment
In life there are hills and valleys. There are highs and lows. There are joys and sorrows. There are positives and negatives. Each and every valley is rich with the paradox of the ebb and flow of everything good and everything bad, everything feared and everything desired and hoped for. The valley is a sacred [...]
Filed under Soul Thought of The Day · Tagged with awareness, emotion regulation, Enlightenment, faith, fear, healing, journey, joy, mahari, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Mindfulness, pain, radical acceptance, recovery, sadness, soul, Spirituality, thought of the day, valleys
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