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Category Archives: Being Present
Unnecessary Suffering
In life, sometimes suffering is inevitable. However, it is a waste of time and energy when we cause our own suffering. How do we do it? By pretending we know everything or should know everything. Unknown makes us uneasy. Therefore, … Continue reading
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Tagged assumption, ego, Shervin Hojat, suffering, unknown
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Reflection on Stress
Stress in general is mainly due to events happening against our will or events having ambiguous/unknown outcomes or events being void of meaning to us. Our mindset is critical in dealing with stress. Life happens and we sometimes have minimal control … Continue reading
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Tagged flow, mind, resistance, Shervin Hojat, stress, unknown
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Pain a Cure to be Present
Don’t get lost in your pain, know that one day your pain will become your cure. ~ Rumi Most people do not appreciate all the blessings they have. They take their blessings for granted and they become busy wanting more and plant … Continue reading
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Tagged appreciation, Blessing; taking for granted, Pain, Shervin Hojat
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Questioning Our Assumptions
One thing that can bring us peace of mind is dropping our worst case assumptions and guesses. Believing that our assumption is correct, while there are many possibilities, can only bring us torment. This issue can show up in our … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, Assumptions, being present, judgement, Shervin Hojat
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Find Your Voice, Save Your Life, Volume 4: Transcendent Men, Real Stories
I am one of the contributing authors for the upcoming book “Find Your Voice, Save Your Life, Volume 4: Transcendent Men, Real Stories”, which is tentatively scheduled to be launched on Amazon on August 2nd. The title of my chapter … Continue reading
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Tagged book release, Embracing the now, Find your Voice, Shervin Hojat
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Distraction: A Double Edged Sword
There are situations where distraction is a must and there are situations where focus is a must. Let us look at both situations and rational and need for both cases. In some situations distraction can be disastrous and focusing is … Continue reading
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Tagged Balancing. Ego, Distraction, Focus, Mastery, Nurturing, Shervin Hojat
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Self-Acceptance
Last week, I pondered on a serious question. Do I accept myself with all of my perceived “shortcomings”? Have I accepted my ‘shortcomings’ such as: fear, impatience, need for connection, or supper sensitivity without judging myself as defective? Is my acceptance … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, judgements, pleasing others, Shervin Hojat, Shortcomings
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What Do You Need?
What do you need? This is one of the most intimate questions we may ask ourselves or others. It is a much different question than what are your plans for the future or questions to reflect on the past, which are mental … Continue reading
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Tagged being open, expression, honesty, Need, outcome, Shervin Hojat
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World Events
These days we may feel sad, angry, disappointed and helpless due to news of the events. We also may feel inspired by the courage, bravery, sacrifice and resiliency of people mentioned in the news. The other day, I realized my … Continue reading
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Tagged courage, current events, news, sadness, Shervin Hojat, tyranny, what to do?
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Partners in the Tango of Life
We often want to eliminate the bad and the ugly. However, the experience of good and desirable things in life are mostly possible due to the existence of their opposite. The bad and ugly is like a flashlight in a … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, Dance of opposites, Life, partners, Shervin Hojat, soul evolution, Tango of life
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What is Your Focus on?
How we see the world, and where our focus is on, determines how we interact with the world. Our perspective determines our thoughts and actions. We can observe people and most importantly ourselves to get insights about our perspectives. Consider … Continue reading
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Tagged Action, awareness, Focus, observation, perspective, Shervin Hojat, thoughts
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What Does it Mean to Do Your Best?
What does it mean to do your best and go with the flow? Does it mean to accept whatever is in front of you and deal with it? Most of the time the answer is YES and sometimes the answer … Continue reading
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Freedom and Safety
We choose between freedom and safety every day. Some of the reasons for choosing safety can be our current responsibilities, our health, our upbringings or fear of the unknown. As we mature and our responsibilities change, we may lose the … Continue reading
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What are you focusing on?
What have you been preoccupied with and focusing on lately? This is a worthwhile question to ask every day. A good friend of mine sent me a lively tango video of two cute elderly couples dancing tango in an open … Continue reading
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Tagged dance, Focus, in the moment, Now, preoccupied, Shervin Hojat
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Two Mantras
Have you been in situations that your mind was racing and you were offended about something that someone had said or done? How did you resolve such situations? The way that I have resolved such situations lately is doing two … Continue reading
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Tagged assumption, ego shattering, humility, Shervin Hojat, “I am nothing”, “I know nothing”
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Welcome Home!
In many traditions holding on to anger, hate, jealousy, judgement, regret, worry, self-pity, and shame are prohibited. Why? Because it hurts the person physically, emotionally and spiritually. Most of us have forgotten our natural state of peace and joy, therefore, … Continue reading
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Tagged death of ego, joy, joyful, letting go, meditation, peace, Shervin Hojat, Welcome home
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Your Life is Precious
You have heard that life is precious and we need to appreciate it. But why, if most of the time we feel less than great about our lives. It is because we have taken many things for granted. Have you … Continue reading
Posted in Being Present, consciousness, Discovery, Epi-genetics, Feelings
Tagged feeling, Life, life is precious, purpose, Shervin Hojat, unique, you are precious
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