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About amindfullife

Passionate about living every moment as best I can. Continually emergent and a work in progress

2014 The Engaging with a Wholeheart Project: June

Cultivating Intuition and Trusting Faith – letting go of the need for certainty Thirty-seven years ago on the 7th day, of the 7th month, in the year 1977 my journey into greater uncertainty started. I still remember that day clearly. … Continue reading

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2014 The Engaging with a Wholeheart Project: May

Cultivating Gratitude and Joy – Letting go of Scarcity and Fear of the Dark “Wanting a soul life without the dark, ………is like expecting an egg without the brooding heat of the mother hen.” © David Whyte from The Heart … Continue reading

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2014 The Engaging with a Wholeheart Project: April

Cultivating a Resilient Spirit – letting go of numbing and powerlessness When considering what resilience means for me I often return to the subject of vulnerability and how being truly resilient and knowing the depth of one’s strength and personal … Continue reading

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Mindfulness – our sixth sense: series conclusion

Over the last ten weeks Dr Patricia (Trish) Lück, a palliative care physician and facilitator of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programmes has been writing a weekly series on Mindfulness and how engaging with this particular process may benefit many areas … Continue reading

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Mindfulness – our sixth sense: self-care begins here (ehospice series)

    Today is the ninth week of our ten week mindfulness series by Dr Patricia (Trish) Lück, a palliative care physician and facilitator of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programmes, exploring self-care for the healthcare professional in everyday palliative care … Continue reading

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2014 The Engaging with a Wholeheart Project: March

cultivating self-compassion – letting go of perfection One of my personal themes often  is that of trying to please many.  To not easily sit with the discomfort that arises when I and people around me are sad, mad, and generally … Continue reading

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Mindfulness – our sixth sense: impermanence and resilience

Today is the eighth week of our ten week mindfulness series by Dr Patricia (Trish) Lück, a palliative care physician and facilitator of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programmes, exploring impermanence and resilience in everyday palliative care moments. Life is anything … Continue reading

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Mindfulness – our sixth sense: communication and working with difficulty

05 March 2014     This week, week seven, in our ten week mindfulness series by Dr Patricia (Trish) Lück, a palliative care physician and facilitator of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programmes, we explore the theme of communication and working … Continue reading

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Mindfulness – our sixth sense: choices and commitment

This week, week six in our ten week mindfulness series by Dr Patricia (Trish) Lück, a palliative care physician and facilitator of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programmes, we explore the theme of choices and commitment. Having now come to week … Continue reading

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Mindfulness – our sixth sense: responding to stress

This week, week five, in our ten week mindfulness series by Dr Patricia (Trish) Lück, a palliative care physician and facilitator of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programmes, we explore the theme of Responding to stress. How we respond to stress … Continue reading

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