Jonathan GibbonsOct 13, 20222 min readACCEPTANCE THEORYPast & FutureYou’ve talked a lot about accepting whatever’s coming up in the moment, but what about the past and the future? Do we have to accept...
Jonathan GibbonsOct 13, 20224 min readACCEPTANCE THEORYBe Here Now“Be Here Now” has become a kind of cliché, and you may be tired of hearing it. But it’s become a cliché for good reason. Because it’s...
Jonathan GibbonsOct 13, 20222 min readACCEPTANCE THEORYLetting Go of the FutureHow can we stop obsessing about the future when everything seems so uncertain? The future is uncertain. And that’s the first thing we...
Jonathan GibbonsOct 13, 20221 min readEMOTION, SENSATION & PAINGet Out of Your Head and Into Your BodyIf we’re trying to deal with troubling emotions, it’s important to understand exactly what needs to be accepted. We’re often not able to...
Jonathan GibbonsOct 13, 20222 min readMINDFULNESS PRACTICESitting Doing NothingNothing is more important than doing nothing. Sitting doing nothing is the most basic of meditative practices, and yet it has the...
Jonathan GibbonsOct 13, 20222 min readMINDFULNESS PRACTICEComing Back to the PresentWhatever type of practice we’re doing, the main focus is always to keep the attention on the experience of the present moment. Once we’re...