Meditation and its increasing popularity in the Western Culture

Frances O. Ponce

"When your mind isn't clouded by unnecessary things, this is the best season of your life." - Wu Men  

Meditation and yoga nowadays have gained an increased attention throughout the world especially in the Western Culture where people don't even bother to stop and be still once in a while in their lives. In industrialized countries, most people cannot afford to let time pass without doing some job that will add up to their net worth. However, this kind of "Western Mindset" has created lots of pain and turmoil in the lives of many people. Scientists and doctors and even business professionals struggled to find a way to create a sense of respite in their lives and they found meditation.

Meditation has lots of great benefits. It can transform you not only your spiritual life but also your emotional, physical and mental aspects. Jon Kabat Zinn, the founder of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Clinic beautifully defined mindfulness (or meditation) as paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally. He emphasizes that meditation nurtures greater awareness, clarity, and acceptance of present-moment reality. 


As a student of meditation, I always tried my best to at least be still once for thirty minutes a day. I know that it is very hard to meditate especially when noise is everywhere and the seemingly unending workload is always piling up. However, as Jon always emphasizes that practicing meditation requires daily discipline. He even requires those who practice meditation to have a vision-- so that they will have a sense of purpose why they meditate in the first place.

Our lives nowadays are filled with struggles and stresses. Everyday people always work for their daily agenda without knowing whether those agenda are still in line with their values. Sometimes when we got ourselves running into a path that leads us to destruction and so much pain, we realize that there is something wrong and we eventually search for answers out of those painful moments.

Dreams are connected to our emotions and subconscious mind

Frances O. Ponce

Did you have weird dreams? Did you dream about your loved ones? Did you dream of flying or feeling like falling into the abyss? 

Dreams have meanings-- and those meanings are connected to your current state of consciousness and feelings. 

Every time I dream, I always see to it that I can remember those dreams by the time I wake up. By the time I remember my dreams, I gather the main objects in my memory and write them into a paper or through my computer. I searched those objects usually through dreammoods.com and eventually wrote a diary about them.

Every time I searched the meaning, I realized that somehow those dreams seem connected to the current experiences of my waking life.

Pondering your dreams and writing them out through a piece of paper is a great exercise of knowing yourself more. It has been proven through several psychological studies that writing our thoughts and feelings to a piece of paper enhances our thinking and perspective about ourselves.

Jon Kabat Zinn, a distinguished doctor and the founder of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Relaxation Clinic once said: writing is one of the best meditation you can make. And that is absolutely true. When you write your thoughts, you are like pondering and exploring your emotions without being attached to them and learn something out of those experiences.

Lessons about integrity

Frances O. Ponce

The Network Marketing Journey

I joined a network marketing company three months ago. I started to build just a bit of a small organization with more than 15 leaders within it. Of course, I also started to earn money and the business went well.  However, I sensed that it is very important to choose the leaders who will guide you throughout the network marketing journey. Of course, this is one type of business and you have to be careful in choosing the people whom you deal with.

In today's harsh world where people are tend to be self-seeking and looks only for their own personal gain, the values of integrity and truthfulness are of high value. True leaders prioritize the needs of their people and they do it sincerely. Nevertheless, I bet it is very hard to find those kind of leaders nowadays. Are you one of them?

It is very essential in our business undertakings

Every time I went to the pantry in our office, I always notice this wonderful quote by Juvental: "The one and only nobility is integrity." The thought strikes my mind. I wonder how important integrity is in the conduct of our business dealings with other people. Every business relationship is strengthened when integrity is present. Even in our relationships with the members of the family, our friends, our relatives or just mere acquaintances.

Integrity breeds trust. And trust is very essential in our daily undertaking. Without trust, our community will become chaotic.

Do you do your business and personal undertakings with integrity? I hope you do!

I go to Bubblews when I'm stressed

The nature of our work demands a great deal of time, effort and focus. As an auditor and a consultant of one of the Big Four Firms, I see to it that I manage my time well and finish assigned tasks right on time or ahead of the deadline. I feel a sense of relief and satisfaction every time a major task comes into completion. However, stress is really inevitable. Sometimes, your work becomes too overwhelming not mentioning the stresses we get from the interaction with our bosses or co-workers.

Fortunately, thanks for Bubblews. My stress is lessened everytime I went my head off work and read some random posts from other people in Bubblews. Furthermore, the very best thing in this social networking site is that I am able to write my experiences and emotions of the moment and share them with others. In this way, I can eventually lessen the hard feelings and stress I am currently experiencing. 
I am very happy to be part of this community.

And the bonus part is that you earn every time someone likes to your posts. You can visit the site by clicking the link below:

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