My Mindful Spirit

03/27/2026

Even In Grief We Still Have A Choice - https://mailchi.mp/mymindfulspirit.com/an-update-from-greece

03/21/2026

Simple ideas…profound effects.

03/12/2026

A Very Personal Update...Me and Dad - https://mailchi.mp/mymindfulspirit.com/a-very-personal-update

01/07/2026

This one’s dedicated to all my dance friends: Read about the magic 💃🌟🕺✨💫 http://eepurl.com/jweLiA

01/02/2026

This reminds us that while the calendar urges us to start fresh in January, the natural world is still in a phase of deep rest. Its significance lies in validating the instinct to slow down, turn inward, and honor winter’s quieter rhythm instead of forcing growth. It invites a gentler, more nature‑aligned understanding of beginnings, one that starts in the roots before it ever reaches the bloom.

Shamanic Journey Invitation:
“In the quiet of winter’s deep rest, what wisdom do the roots of my being want to show me about the beginnings that are forming unseen?”

This question invites you to journey into the hidden, gestating places within yourself to discover the subtle beginnings that are taking shape beneath the surface long before they bloom.

© DailyShaman/CM 2026

Text on Image:
“The calendar may shout ‘begin,’ but the Earth whispers ‘rest.’ In winter’s stillness, we don’t rush to bloom, we tend the roots, dream the seeds, and trust the slow magic of becoming.

12/30/2025

Hope to see some of you there!!

12/30/2025

Your words have POWER! Choose them wisely— including the ones you say to ourself 🙏❤️🙏

In Buddhism, speech is not taken lightly.
It is part of the Noble Eightfold Path — Right Speech.
Why? Because words shape the mind, and the mind shapes reality.

🧠 Your mind believes what you repeatedly tell it.
Every sentence you speak is a seed planted in consciousness.

When you keep saying:
❌ “I’m tired.”
❌ “I’m broke.”
❌ “I’m stuck.”

You are not just describing your condition —
you are training your mind to cling to suffering (dukkha).

Buddhism teaches that suffering is fueled by repetition, identification, and attachment.
The moment you say “I am this”, you start becoming it.

✨ So change the language. Change the direction.

Start saying:
✅ “I’m learning.” — because wisdom arises from awareness.
✅ “I’m building.” — because effort (Right Effort) creates transformation.
✅ “I’m becoming unstoppable.” — because discipline weakens ignorance.

These are not lies.
They are skillful intentions.

🌱 Every word you speak is karma in motion.
Speech creates mental habits.
Mental habits shape actions.
Actions shape destiny.

Speak defeat — and the mind contracts.
Speak clarity — and the mind steadies.
Speak strength — and the mind rises.

🪷 You are not “just talking.”
You are conditioning your consciousness.
You are either feeding ignorance…
or cultivating wisdom.

As the Buddha taught:

> “Mind precedes all things. Mind is their chief; they are all mind-made.”

🔔 Choose your words as you would choose your path.
Because what you say today
becomes how you think tomorrow
and how you live thereafter.

✨ Choose your magic wisely. ✨
Not loudly.
Not aggressively.
But mindfully, gently, truthfully.

🧘‍♂️ Speak less suffering.
🌼 Speak more awareness.
🔥 Speak the life you wish to awaken.

12/26/2025

12/19/2025

Gifts For Your Winter Soltice Soul - https://mailchi.mp/mymindfulspirit.com/the-light-returns

12/17/2025

Holidays can be magical or messy. But the triggers are real. This holiday season, choose differently 💛 Tap here for ways to honor your energy and move through the holidays with ease - https://mailchi.mp/mymindfulspirit.com/choosing-differently

12/10/2025

❤️😂❤️

12/10/2025

Pack Your Spirit Loveee...We're Goin' To Greece! - https://mailchi.mp/mymindfulspirit.com/pack-your-spirit-loveeewere-goin-to-greece