by Lawrence Cooper | Sep 21, 2020 | Blog, Conscious Living, Mental Wellness, Mindfulness, Newsletter, The Higher Self, virtuous living
Today we are going to continue to develop strategies to stay grounded in these wonderful bodies so we can enjoy all the positive sensations that are all around us. These activities are from my program titled A Path to Self-Actualization – The Grounding Virtues...
by Lawrence Cooper | Sep 21, 2020 | Comox Valley Poet Laureate, Comox Valley Poetry, Conscious Living, Conscious Living Poetry, Mental Wellness, Mindfulness, Newsletter, Poetry Presentations, poetry with purpose
The key to self-awareness is truly living each and every moment in my Higher Self. The essence of eternity is in this moment which is in the now but lasts forever. This moment in which I live while here on Earth, this life, is precious. It is my opportunity to...
by Lawrence Cooper | Sep 11, 2020 | Blog, Conscious Living, Conscious Living Poetry, Mental Wellness, mindful poetry, Mindfulness, Newsletter, virtuous living
The following is an excerpt from my next book yet to be published called A Book of Love. We have a physical and spiritual center. It has two dimensions, vertical and horizontal. Horizontally, it flows through the midline of the chest; vertically it separates the left...
by Lawrence Cooper | Sep 10, 2020 | Comox Valley Poet Laureate, Comox Valley Poetry, Conscious Living, Conscious Living Poetry, Mental Wellness, mindful poetry, Mindfulness, Newsletter, Poetry, Poetry Presentations, Self-actualization, virtuous living
Through the sorrows and trials of life, I have become aware that my Higher Self is connected through my life force with the center of life itself. In order to go beyond the trials and tribulations of this mind-based life which my mind has created and in which it wants...
by Lawrence Cooper | Sep 9, 2020 | Blog, Borderline Personality Disorder, Comox Valley Poet Laureate, Conscious Living, Mental Wellness, Mindfulness, Newsletter, The DSM 5, The Higher Self
Twenty years ago while I was in the throes of depression, I received a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). I was an educational psychologist with a masters in psychology, and yet, I had never heard of BPD. Not until recently, when I started doing a...
by Lawrence Cooper | Sep 1, 2020 | Comox Valley Poet Laureate, Comox Valley Poetry, Conscious Living, Conscious Living Poetry, mindful poetry, Mindfulness, Newsletter, Poetry, Poetry Presentations
The beginning of self-awareness is mindfulness. In my view mindfulness is simply closing down the rational part of my brain and opening up my whole being to all the sensations around me. It is focusing on the beauty of this world. It can be a walk along the ocean...
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