by Cory | Dec 30, 2017 | Coffee With Cory
Stress is not bad. It’s how we grow. Stress is not bad. Stress is necessary. Stress is how we grow. If I think back to the biggest turning points in my life, they were all preceded by moments of intense stress, discomfort, confusion and doubt. Those moments offered...
by Cory | Dec 29, 2017 | Coffee With Cory
MOVE. According to Harvard research, Dr. Jon Ratey, our brains are most engaged when we’re moving. The relationship between exercise/movement and the brain is Dr. Ratey’s passion. And in his book, Spark, he cites research for how exercise improves focus, emotional...
by Cory | Dec 28, 2017 | Coffee With Cory
If there’s secondary pain, there must also be secondary joy. In the mindfulness world, we often talk about the distinction between primary pain and secondary pain. Primary pain being those pains we cannot control, the secondary pain being the negative thoughts and...
by Cory | Dec 27, 2017 | Coffee With Cory
The moment before release is when we grip the strongest. The first time I saw the truth of this came in Burma. My teacher encouraged me to extend my sitting meditation to 2 hours at a time, 7 times per day, instead of just 1 hour. Sitting for that length created huge...
by Cory | Dec 26, 2017 | Coffee With Cory
The more you fuel something, the stronger it grows. The more you fuel something, the stronger it grows. An emotion, a belief, judgment, hate, love. As the Native American legend goes: We have two wolves in our heart, one of love and one of hate. Which wolf will win?...
by Cory | Dec 25, 2017 | Coffee With Cory
There are many forms of love and connection. There are many forms of love and connection. Family, friends, animals, the universe, yourself. It’s ok to feel the tenderness of longing for what’s not here, but spend more time celebrating the sources for love and...
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