Monthly Archives: December 2010

The News reporting the News [squared]

Posted on December 28, 2010 by ian traynar

Living in the moment really does make people happier (or A Wandering Mind Is An Unhappy Mind) [I was given this article, found in the December 2010 issue of Therapy Today, link, reporting on an article in The Guardian, reporting … Continue reading →

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Crossing Unmarked Snow

Posted on December 25, 2010 by ian traynar

Christmas and new year are very sociable times for most of us. We meet up with family and friends with plenty of opportunity for conversation – and, I suggest, a chance to be mindful of the exchange of so many … Continue reading →

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More now

Posted on December 19, 2010 by ian traynar

Finding ‘now’ is where we find God. That is were he meets us and the place were we can experience his grace. Jesus taught this early on in his work on earth. He says in Matthew 6:25-34 (NLT): “That is … Continue reading →

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The Importance of NOW

Posted on December 5, 2010 by ian traynar

Most of us have been taught that the mind is supreme; that my identity, my ‘I am-ness’, my very sense of existence, is caught up with that fact that I can think (remember ‘Je pense donc je suis’? Written by … Continue reading →

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