Vast amounts of negative media, television, video games and unsavory language weaken the mind's resilience. They tire and desensitize us. 
 
Make a lovingly kind choice for yourself today by reducing the noise level in your life. Turn off the television and radio. Allow yourself more quiet time. Grant yourself “peaceful pauses” throughout the day: periods of stopping to access your peaceful center. There is comfort and security to be found there. Periods of stillness and solitude rebuild inner strength and can revitalize you.
 
Our center is our Source, and our Source is peace.

The next time you find yourself in a challenging situation with another person, ask yourself these questions: "Will what I am about to say (or do) help or hurt?" "Will my choice enhance the situation or hinder it?"  
 
Then take a breath, listen deeply, and access your wise heart. Allow it to speak and take the lead over your ego's needs or agenda. Let go into kindness and see what transpires.

​©2025, Janice L. Lundy

​You can begin to create greater harmony in your life by paying close attention to what your body is trying to tell you in any given situation, honoring that revelation, then making choices that foster your well-being. 
 
You can do this by literally listening to your body through the vehicle of your senses. Pay mindful attention to what you are seeing and hearing. Note your body's response. Ask yourself, 'Is this experience creating feelings of peace and well-being in me, or is it causing me stress, worry, or fear?'
 
When we listen mindfully, we can make healthy, new choices for ourselves—choices rooted in loving-kindness. 

​©2025, Janice L. Lundy

Love, love, and love some more. Don't give up on people. Don't close your heart when they don't act the way you think they should. Simply love them—and trust that Divine Love will find its way into every human heart.

©2025, Janice L. Lundy

The Christian mystic, Meister Eckhart, wrote, "If the only prayer you ever say in your life is thank you, it will be enough." 
 
Indeed, an attitude of gratitude may be the most powerful “virtue of the spirit.” Why? Because walking in the world with gratitude in your heart enables you to see life through lenses of appreciation. When you are able to perceive your day as full of blessings, lightheartedness will wash over you--and over others--helping them feel better too! 
 
In an ailing world, we can all use a bit more of that.

©2025, Janice L. Lundy

If you are feeling off-center, what can you do right now to change this?

Could you stop what you're doing and take five gentle breaths?

Can you push away from the computer, set down your phone, and step out in nature to focus on its beauty?

Simple acts of self-care like these are easily forgotten when your day picks up pace.

Keep your intention for self-awareness strong so you can give yourself what you need to remain calm and clear throughout your day.

​©2023, Janice L. Lundy

With a constant bombardment of noise and images characterizing our days, the simple things, the delicacy of a flower or the song of a bird, can go unnoticed. Step away from the cacophony of life and reconnect with the joy of simple things. It only takes awareness to do so.
 
Wherever you are, pause, and heighten your senses. Pay attention on purpose. What do you hear? Notice how different you feel when you experience life with heightened sensory awareness. You will likely feel more calm, happy, and appreciative of the world around you
 
Isn't it amazing how the simple things in life can provide such soul satisfaction?

​©2025, Janice L. Lundy

Silence and solitude are vital to our well-being. Time to be alone, without the clamor of a noisy world and the needs of others, is essential for creating physical, mental, and emotional harmony. In fact, silence and solitude may be the foundational practice for living as our true selves; as beings who are innately confident, peaceful, openhearted, kind and generous. Without periods of and places for silence and solitude, it's difficult to connect with the essence of who we really are. In truth, we must desire inner calm more than chaos and create an environment and a routine that allows us to access it on a regular basis. 

Today, how might you create space and opportunity for yourself to be restored by silence and solitude?

​©2025, Janice L. Lundy

​There is no way to annihilate the ego, nor should we strive to. There is only one way to loosen its grip upon us, by tapping into the most powerful "virtue" of all, compassion. We can cultivate compassion for the ego because it is so insecure, rooted in fear; compassion for others because they are struggling with their egos just as we are; compassion for ourself because, in our humanness, we will fall prey to the ego again and again. It is inevitable that this will happen. The ego holds the blueprint for what it means to be a human being. We cannot exist in a body without it.
 
The practice of mindfulness can help us notice when the ego is present; we can see it clearly for what it is—an ego. The practice of compassion enables us to let go of any self-negating feelings we may have about getting "caught" or stuck in ego once again. Compassion invites us to love ourself as we are, then to aim higher so we make the wisest of choices.

​©2025, Janice L. Lundy