Dear Monkey Mind #146
Dear Monkey Mind, Well, it’s finally here! The Solstice! And Christmas! And Hanukkah! And all the other joyful celebrations! A wonderful…
Dear Monkey Mind #145
Dear Monkey Mind, I know I have to remind you of this over and over, but I will do so as many times as it takes…
Dear Monkey Mind #144
Dear Monkey Mind, I know it’s easier to just keep everything as it is and not try to change anything, even if it’s no longer serving us. But…
Dear Monkey Mind #143
Dear Monkey Mind, I know we are starting to get ready for the holidays. Such a special time of the year for a lot of us. You have been…
Dear Monkey Mind #142
Dear Monkey Mind, Let’s take some time to focus on gratitude… allowing ourselves to be truly grateful for…
Dear Monkey Mind #141
Dear Monkey Mind, There are lots of things we do in life that we put a lot of loving energy into, and we are not always aware of the…
Dear Monkey Mind #140
Dear Monkey Mind, We know now, more than ever before, how important it is to balance our mind energy with our heart energy…
Dear Monkey Mind #139
Dear Monkey Mind, I know you feel like you need to constantly judge everything… good, bad, right, wrong, smart, stupid, normal…
Dear Monkey Mind #138
Dear Monkey Mind, It’s perfectly fine to ask others for their opinion or to request advice. However, please remember that it’s our…
Dear Monkey Mind #137
Dear Monkey Mind, We know that is so much going on in the world right now, so it’s really important that we…
Dear Monkey Mind #136
Dear Monkey Mind, We have traveled many roads together in this life. And so many times along the way you have wanted to stay put…
Dear Monkey Mind #135
Dear Monkey Mind, You know you are a pain the patootie most of the time, yet I want you to know I really appreciate…
Dear Monkey Mind #134
Dear Monkey Mind, Please stop torturing me when my feelings get hurt by repeatedly pushing the replay button. I will always…
Dear Monkey Mind #133
Dear Monkey Mind, I know you love to offer up your opinion on everything I say and do. And although there are times when…
Dear Monkey Mind #132
Dear Monkey Mind, Please stop telling me I can’t do this or I can’t do that. OMG… enough is enough! Please know, dear Monkey Mind, that when…
Dear Monkey Mind #131
Dear Monkey Mind, I know sometimes it seems like things are not going well, and you want to be worried or upset about it. But let me remind you…
Dear Monkey Mind #130
Dear Monkey Mind, You know it really hurts me when you bring up things from the past that have nothing to do with the now. They are…
Dear Monkey Mind #129
Dear Monkey Mind, I know there seems to be a lot of fear driving the “us against them” theme these days. And I want to remind you…
Dear Monkey Mind #128
Dear Monkey Mind, I want to thank you for reminding me of things I have to do, so I can …
Dear Monkey Mind #127
Dear Monkey Mind, I know you get sad about the chaos in the world right now. It’s totally understandable. Yet our practice is to hold the beam…
Dear Monkey Mind #126
Dear Monkey Mind, We have discussed this before, and so I reiterate at this time, the importance of staying in the present moment as much as possible, seeing …
Dear Monkey Mind #125
Dear Monkey Mind, We are in the midst of creating something new. The old is crumbling away and the new is emerging. I know sometimes it is difficult…
Dear Monkey Mind #124
Dear Monkey Mind, I know you love to play with me to see if you can distract me from my practices. However, I want to remind you …
Dear Monkey Mind #123
Dear Monkey Mind, I notice that you keep looking out there for fulfillment and happiness. As if someone or something is going to …
Dear Monkey Mind #122
Dear Monkey Mind, I know you like to hold onto the way things have always been. But we are emerging! We are emerging from …
Dear Monkey Mind #121
Dear Monkey Mind, I want to remind you that everyone has their own unique frequency, and that not everyone will resonate …
Dear Monkey Mind #120
Dear Monkey Mind, It’s important to me that we stay in resonance as much as possible. And while it may take subtle adjustments, from …
Dear Monkey Mind #119
Dear Monkey Mind, Something I really want to start doing more of is paying attention to our experience of …
Dear Monkey Mind #118
Dear Monkey Mind, Whenever somone else doesn’t agree with me or doesn’t resonate with the same things as I do, let’s …
Dear Monkey Mind #117
Dear Monkey Mind, I want to remind you, yet again, that our intention, our objective is …
Dear Monkey Mind #116
Dear Monkey Mind, Every day is another day for us to consciously step more and more into our new way of living and being, our new …
Dear Monkey Mind #115
Dear Monkey Mind, Whenever I guide you from the past or the future, back to the present moment, I really want you to …
Dear Monkey Mind #114
Dear Monkey Mind, Day in and day out it’s our practice to be fully present with what we are doing, who we are with, and …
Dear Monkey Mind #113
Dear Monkey Mind, I know you love bringing up stuff from yesterday, last month, last year … whatever. But our practice now is to stay in …
Dear Monkey Mind #112
Dear Monkey Mind, Sometimes it’s important to really understand that there are great differences in human beings. Not everyone …
Dear Monkey Mind #111
Dear Monkey Mind, I would very much appreciate you joining me, like the team that we are, in holding the beam of …
Dear Monkey Mind #110
Dear Monkey Mind, I appreciate how you take the time to think through important decisions. But sometimes you really do overthink things, when…
Dear Monkey Mind #109
Dear Monkey Mind, We learned a long time ago that we are not here to live up to anyone else’s expectations. Now, I think you have forgotten …
Dear Monkey Mind #108
Dear Monkey Mind, We are celebrating the change of the seasons … Spring some places, Fall in others. I’ts always a time of change in our …
Dear Monkey Mind #107
Dear Monkey Mind, You do not, I repeat … you do NOT need to keep replaying an imagined or real insult over and over …
Dear Monkey Mind #106
Dear Monkey Mind, there’s a lot going on in this world, and yes, much of it is quite unpleasant. So, I want to remind you how important it is …
Dear Monkey Mind #105
Dear Monkey Mind, I know sometimes we feel like we are sinking in the quicksand of something. Where it feels like we are …
Dear Monkey Mind #104
Dear Monkey Mind, I know, I know … we have a million things to do! If we will just focus on what is in front of us, bringing ourselves back to …
Dear Monkey Mind #103
Dear Monkey Mind, we have learned over the years, have we not, that we do not need to concern ourselves with others’ opinons or feelings …
Dear Monkey Mind #102
Dear Monkey Mind, I know we have places to go and people to see and lots of things to do. However, I want to remind you that we are …
Dear Monkey Mind #101
Dear Monkey Mind, I appreciate it when you bring important things to my attention, without the drama. Thank you! Our ability to take care of …
Dear Monkey Mind #100
Dear Monkey Mind, Sometimes we just need to lighten up, right? We need to have a good laugh, you and me. I love it when …
Dear Monkey Mind #99
Dear Monkey Mind, I don’t know where you come up with all these crazy scenarios to make me worry about stuff that …
Dear Monkey Mind #98
Dear Monkey Mind, I know patience is a hard concept for you, but i
Dear Monkey Mind #97
Dear Monkey Mind, For goodness sakes! Can you please stop worrying so much about all we have to do? In our new reality, let’s…