mindful.ph

22/11/2025

Celebrating Mindful.ph's 9th year on Facebook. Thank you for your continuing support. I could never have made it without you. 🙏🤗🎉

18/11/2025

Physical presence without paying attention slowly creates disconnection.

07/11/2025

"Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth." -
Henry David Thoreau

03/11/2025

They say, stop and smell the roses.
I stop, look up, and find something amusing,
a reminder that the present moment is worth smiling about. ☁️🍂🍁🌤️

01/11/2025

Remembering those who did their best to be strong and those who are suffering. 🙏
Bring some kind of hope to someone's "dead end" 🍃

28/10/2025

This afternoon, I went back to my favorite spot. It’s usually my place for meditation and reflection, but today was different. I met a lovely 80-year-old woman who shared her story with me. There was a mix of strength and sadness in her eyes as she spoke about her husband of 58 years and how she still misses him, even four years after his passing. It reminded me how powerful human connection can be—how it softens loneliness and grief in ways nothing else can. We really never know who cries themselves to sleep at night. The drizzle kept falling, but it didn’t stop our conversation about marriage, starting over in a new city, and even Botox.

26/10/2025

Everyday means a new beginning.
I forgive myself, move on,
and give myself another chance. 🌞

22/10/2025

22/10/2025

Meryl Streep once said:
Let things fall apart — stop exhausting yourself trying to hold them together. Not everything is meant to last forever, and forcing what is already breaking will only drain you. Sometimes, the best thing you can do is let go.
Let people be upset. Let them misunderstand you. Let them criticize and judge. Their opinions are reflections of their own perceptions, not a measure of your worth. You do not need to explain yourself to those who are committed to misunderstanding you. You are not responsible for how others choose to see you or how they react to your truth.
Stop fearing the unknown. Stop asking, Where will I go? What will I do? as if the universe has not already carved a path for you. Loss can feel unbearable, but sometimes, it is simply clearing the way for something better. What is meant to leave will leave, no matter how desperately you try to hold on. What is meant to stay will find a way, no matter how uncertain things seem. Life always finds a way to balance itself, even when we can’t see how.
There is a rhythm to life, a natural order of endings and beginnings. When we resist that flow, we create suffering. We cling to what is breaking, fearing that nothing good will replace it. But this is an illusion. The universe is abundant, constantly unfolding new opportunities, new love, and new purpose. The only thing keeping you from it is your attachment to what no longer belongs to you.
And never, for a second, believe that the best is behind you. Life does not stop offering beauty just because you have endured hardship. The good has not run out. There is still more joy to experience, more love to receive, more peace to be found. But you must be willing to make room for it.
So, ask yourself—What am I holding onto that is holding me back? And when you find the answer, trust yourself enough to let it go. Something better is already on its way.
Image | Meryl Streep by Kurt Markus

21/10/2025

Today's walking meditation 🦆

21/10/2025

Today's beautiful meditation by the lake....
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