April 28, 2022
Greetings friend,
We are continuing to navigate turbulent times. For myself, I’m coping with today’s challenges with extra self-care. More sleep, consistent exercise, making sure I get a small happiness booster daily, staying connected with family and friends and even indulging in some happy favorite television programming.
Whatever helps you to relax and maintain an even keel is important. It’s also essential to consciously manage your news diet. If you find that too much news upsets you, by all means, turn if off. Each one of is different in how we can be impacted by images or even sounds of the suffering of others. It is not required that you bear witness to things that cause you to become unbalanced. Find your own way.
I’d like to offer a steady stream of self-compassion meditations. See below for links.
WHY & HOW MEDITATIONS FOR PEACE MATTER
Many feel the pain and suffering of those impacted by war in Ukraine. Navigating difficult emotions that arise is challenging. You may feel sadness, grief, anger, helplessness, frustration and even guilt. Many emotions can contribute to overwhelm.
One way to address these feelings and to “do” something (besides donating to organizations) is to offer compassion and equanimity through meditation. The practice of loving-kindness (compassion or metta) meditation comes to us through traditional Buddhist wisdom teachings. Another traditional meditation practice is equanimity—the ability to find calm amid chaos. This practice helps us to access that deep well of inner peace and calm while more challenging emotions flow through us.
As we calm our “inner wars”, we become able to spread more calm and inner peace. In this manner, we can expand peace outward—one heart at a time—to embrace global peace.
~Shirley Archer, The Wellness Sensei
May love and kindness travel with you today and always.
May you be safe and secure.
May you be free from inner and outer harm.
May you be strong in body and mind.
May you be healthy and happy, at ease and at peace.
And, may you extend these wishes for kindness to all those in need.
Take good care of you.
And remember - Don't Worry, Tea Happy!
